AMD EPYC 7551 vs HiSilicon Kirin 950

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AMD EPYC 7551 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 950
AMD EPYC 7551 HiSilicon Kirin 950

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 7551 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 EPYC 7551 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7551 was released in Q3/2017.

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.
AMD EPYC (129) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
AMD EPYC 7001 (12) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2)
1 Generation 4
Naples (Zen) Architecture Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
AMD EPYC 7552 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7551 has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7551 is 2.00 GHz (3.00 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.

AMD EPYC 7551 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 950
32 Cores 8
64 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz) A-Core 2.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A72
-- 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 EPYC 7551 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 950
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD EPYC 7551 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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-T880 MP4
GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
-- GPU Generation Midgard 4
Technology 16 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 4
-- Shader 64
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-T880 MP4
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

The AMD EPYC 7551 can use up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 170.6 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 950 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

AMD EPYC 7551 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 950
DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR4
Max. Memory
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
170.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
64.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
128 PCIe lanes --
126.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD EPYC 7551 is 180 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.

AMD EPYC 7551 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 950
180 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7551 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 64.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 950 is manufactured in 16 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

AMD EPYC 7551 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 950
14 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
Q3/2017 Release date Q4/2015
3200 $ 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 7551 AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
331 (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 7551 AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1183 (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 7551 AMD EPYC 7551
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz
122 (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 7551 AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz
21604 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 7551 AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
132 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 7551 AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz
3838 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD EPYC 7551 HiSilicon Kirin 950
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