AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | HiSilicon Kirin 950 | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon Silver 3050C or HiSilicon Kirin 950 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The AMD Athlon Silver 3050C has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon Silver 3050C was released in Q3/2020. The HiSilicon Kirin 950 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 950 was released in Q4/2015. |
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AMD Athlon (29) | Family | HiSilicon Kirin (29) |
AMD Athlon Silver 3000 (3) | CPU group | HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2) |
4 | Generation | 4 |
Dali (Zen) | Architecture | Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon Silver 3050C has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon Silver 3050C is 2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz) while the HiSilicon Kirin 950 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 950 is at 2.30 GHz. |
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 950 |
2 | Cores | 8 |
4 | Threads | 8 |
normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz) | A-Core | 2.30 GHz 4x Cortex-A72 |
-- | B-Core | 1.80 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The AMD Athlon Silver 3050C or HiSilicon Kirin 950 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) | GPU | ARM Mali-T880 MP4 |
1.10 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.90 GHz |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.90 GHz |
8 | GPU Generation | Midgard 4 |
14 nm | Technology | 16 nm |
3 | Max. displays | 2 |
3 | Compute units | 4 |
192 | Shader | 64 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
12 | DirectX Version | 11 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) | GPU | ARM Mali-T880 MP4 |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon Silver 3050C can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 950 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --. |
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 950 |
DDR4-2400 | Memory | LPDDR4 |
32 GB | Max. Memory | |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
Yes | ECC | No |
1.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
4.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
3.0 | PCIe version | -- |
8 | PCIe lanes | -- |
7.9 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon Silver 3050C is 15 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 950 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 950 |
15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
25 W | TDP up | -- |
12 W | TDP down | -- |
95 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon Silver 3050C is manufactured in 14 nm and has 5.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 950 is manufactured in 16 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache. |
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 950 |
14 nm | Technology | 16 nm |
Unknown | Chip design | Chiplet |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 | ISA extensions | -- |
FP5 | Socket | -- |
AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | None |
Yes | AES-NI | No |
Operating systems | Android | |
Q3/2020 | Release date | Q4/2015 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | HiSilicon Kirin 950 |
Unknown | Unknown |