AMD E1-1200 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960

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AMD E1-1200 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 960
AMD E1-1200 HiSilicon Kirin 960

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD E1-1200 and the HiSilicon Kirin 960 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD E1-1200 2 core processor released in Q3/2012 with the HiSilicon Kirin 960 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2016.
AMD E (23) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
AMD E1/E2-1000 (3) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 960 (2)
1 Generation 5
Zacate (Bobcat) Architecture Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD E1-1200 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The HiSilicon Kirin 960 clocks with 2.40 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

AMD E1-1200 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz A-Core 2.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A73
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD E1-1200 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon HD 7310 GPU ARM Mali-G71 MP8
0.53 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
4 GPU Generation Bifrost 1
40 nm Technology 16 nm
2 Max. displays 2
1 Compute units 8
80 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 11

Hardware codec support

A 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.

AMD Radeon HD 7310 GPU ARM Mali-G71 MP8
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the AMD E1-1200, while the HiSilicon Kirin 960 supports a maximum of 6 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s enabled.

AMD E1-1200 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960
DDR3-1066 Memory LPDDR4-1600
Max. Memory 6 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
8.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The AMD E1-1200 has a TDP of 18 W. The TDP of the HiSilicon Kirin 960 is 5 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD E1-1200 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960
18 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD E1-1200 has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of HiSilicon Kirin 960 is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 16 nm.

AMD E1-1200 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960
32 nm Technology 16 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions --
BGA 413 Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q3/2012 Release date Q4/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD E1-1200 (33%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD E1-1200 (15%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD E1-1200 AMD E1-1200
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
124 (33%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
381 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD E1-1200 AMD E1-1200
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
227 (15%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1521 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD E1-1200 AMD E1-1200
AMD Radeon HD 7310 @ 0.53 GHz
85 (35%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
ARM Mali-G71 MP8 @ 0.90 GHz
245 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD E1-1200 AMD E1-1200
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
403 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD E1-1200 AMD E1-1200
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1393 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD E1-1200 AMD E1-1200
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
708 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD E1-1200 AMD E1-1200
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
98 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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Unknown Huawei Honor 8 Pro
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Huawei Mate 9
Huawei Mate 9 Pro
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche
Huawei MediaPad M5
Huawei Nova 2s
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