AMD EPYC 7543P vs HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G

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AMD EPYC 7543P CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
AMD EPYC 7543P HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 7543P or HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G - 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 EPYC 7543P has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7543P was released in Q1/2021.

The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.58 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G was released in Q2/2020.
AMD EPYC (129) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
AMD EPYC 7003 (29) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 980 (2)
3 Generation 7
Milan (Zen 3) Architecture Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7543P is a 32 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.70 GHz). The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.58 GHz.

AMD EPYC 7543P Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
32 Cores 8
64 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz (3.70 GHz)
32x Zen 3
A-Core 2.58 GHz
1x Cortex-A76
-- B-Core 2.40 GHz
3x Cortex-A76
-- C-Core 1.84 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

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 7543P Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-G77 MP8
GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation Vallhall 1
Technology 7 nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 8
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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-G77 MP8
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD EPYC 7543P supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G can connect up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

AMD EPYC 7543P Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4X-2133
4096 GB Max. Memory
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
204.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
256.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
128 PCIe lanes --
252.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD EPYC 7543P has a TDP of 225 W, that of the HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G is --.

AMD EPYC 7543P Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
225 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
240 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7543P has a 256.00 MB cache, while the HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

AMD EPYC 7543P Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
7 nm Technology 7 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
Q1/2021 Release date Q2/2020
2730 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7543P (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G (50%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7543P (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G (8%)

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 7543P AMD EPYC 7543P
32C 64T @ 3.70 GHz
1371 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
684 (50%)

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 7543P AMD EPYC 7543P
32C 64T @ 3.30 GHz
29987 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
2517 (8%)

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 EPYC 7543P AMD EPYC 7543P
32C 64T @ 3.70 GHz
1708 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)

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 EPYC 7543P AMD EPYC 7543P
32C 64T @ 3.30 GHz
18068 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7543P AMD EPYC 7543P
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
ARM Mali-G77 MP8 @ 0.80 GHz
819 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
AMD EPYC 7543P AMD EPYC 7543P
32C 64T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
406830 (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 EPYC 7543P AMD EPYC 7543P
32C 64T @ 3.30 GHz
67086 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD EPYC 7543P HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
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