AMD EPYC 7473X vs HiSilicon Kirin 650

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD EPYC 7473X CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 650
AMD EPYC 7473X HiSilicon Kirin 650

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD EPYC 7473X and the HiSilicon Kirin 650 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD EPYC 7473X 24 core processor released in Q2/2022 with the HiSilicon Kirin 650 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2016.
AMD EPYC (129) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
AMD EPYC 7003 (29) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4)
3 Generation 4
Milan (Zen 3) Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7473X is a 24 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.70 GHz). The processor can compute 48 threads at the same time. The HiSilicon Kirin 650 clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

AMD EPYC 7473X Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 650
24 Cores 8
48 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz (3.70 GHz)
24x Zen 3
A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.70 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 EPYC 7473X Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 650
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP2
GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation Midgard 4
Technology 28nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 2
-- Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP2
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 4096 GB of memory in a maximum of 8 memory channels is supported by the AMD EPYC 7473X, while the HiSilicon Kirin 650 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

AMD EPYC 7473X Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 650
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3-933
4096 GB Max. Memory
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
204.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
32.00 MB L2 Cache --
768.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
128 PCIe lanes --
252.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The AMD EPYC 7473X has a TDP of 240 W. The TDP of the HiSilicon Kirin 650 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD EPYC 7473X Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 650
240 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
280 W TDP up --
225 W TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7473X has 800.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 7 nm. The cache of HiSilicon Kirin 650 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 16 nm.

AMD EPYC 7473X Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 650
7 nm Technology 16 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions --
SP3 Socket --
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2022 Release date Q2/2016
4185 $ Release price --
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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 EPYC 7473X AMD EPYC 7473X
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 HiSilicon Kirin 650
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
163 (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 EPYC 7473X AMD EPYC 7473X
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 HiSilicon Kirin 650
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
763 (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 EPYC 7473X AMD EPYC 7473X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 HiSilicon Kirin 650
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD EPYC 7473X HiSilicon Kirin 650
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