AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs HiSilicon Kirin 970

Last updated: 2024-03-15

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 7 1800X		HiSilicon Kirin 970
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 7 1800X or HiSilicon Kirin 970 - 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 Ryzen 7 1800X has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 1800X was released in Q1/2017. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 was released in Q3/2017.

AMD Ryzen 7 (67)	Family	HiSilicon Kirin (29)
AMD Ryzen 1000 (15)	CPU group	HiSilicon Kirin 970 (1)
1	Generation	6
Summit Ridge (Zen)	Architecture	Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 7 1800X is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (4.00 GHz). The HiSilicon Kirin 970 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz.
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	Characteristic	HiSilicon Kirin 970
8	Cores	8
16	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.60 GHz (4.00 GHz)	A-Core	2.40 GHz 4x Cortex-A73
--	B-Core	1.84 GHz 4x Cortex-A53
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	Characteristic	HiSilicon Kirin 970
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics 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-G72 MP12
	GPU frequency	0.75 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	Bifrost 2
	Technology	16 nm
	Max. displays	1
--	Compute units	12
--	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 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-G72 MP12
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	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode / Encode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 7 1800X supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	Characteristic	HiSilicon Kirin 970
DDR4-2666	Memory	LPDDR4X-2133
64 GB	Max. Memory	8 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	--
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	--
20	PCIe lanes	--
19.7 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 7 1800X has a TDP of 95 W, that of the HiSilicon Kirin 970 is 9 W.
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	Characteristic	HiSilicon Kirin 970
95 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	9 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
95 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 7 1800X has a 16.00 MB cache, while the HiSilicon Kirin 970 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	Characteristic	HiSilicon Kirin 970
14 nm	Technology	10 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	--
AM4 (PGA 1331)	Socket	--
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	None
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Android
Q1/2017	Release date	Q3/2017
450 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X (100%)

HiSilicon Kirin 970 (37%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X (100%)

HiSilicon Kirin 970 (23%)

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 Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	932 (100%)
	HiSilicon Kirin 970 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	349 (37%)

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 Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	6344 (100%)
	HiSilicon Kirin 970 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	1455 (23%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	60 (100%)
	HiSilicon Kirin 970 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	545 (100%)
	HiSilicon Kirin 970 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	969 (100%)
	HiSilicon Kirin 970 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	9314 (100%)
	HiSilicon Kirin 970 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	1167 (100%)
	HiSilicon Kirin 970 8C 8T @ 2.40 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 Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	5932 (100%)
	HiSilicon Kirin 970 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	381 (100%)
	HiSilicon Kirin 970 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	3587 (100%)
	HiSilicon Kirin 970 8C 8T @ 2.40 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 Ryzen 7 1800X @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	HiSilicon Kirin 970 ARM Mali-G72 MP12 @ 0.75 GHz	330 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	141 (100%)
	HiSilicon Kirin 970 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	16325 (100%)
	HiSilicon Kirin 970 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	241.2 (100%)
	HiSilicon Kirin 970 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 Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	4529 (100%)
	HiSilicon Kirin 970 8C 8T @ 2.40 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 Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	163 (100%)
	HiSilicon Kirin 970 8C 8T @ 2.40 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 Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	1617 (100%)
	HiSilicon Kirin 970 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	HiSilicon Kirin 970
Unknown	Huawei Honor 10 Huawei Note 10 Huawei Play Huawei Honor View 10 Huawei Mate 10 Pro Huawei P20 Huawei Nova 3 Huawei Nova 4

News and articles for the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X and the HiSilicon Kirin 970

The evolution of AMD Ryzen processors

Posted by Stefan on 2022-09-06

The AMD Ryzen processors are designed for the mid to high-end range and are grouped into the Ryzen 3, Ryzen 5, Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 9 classes. AMD follows the market leader Intel, which groups its Core i series (Intel Core i3, Core i5, Core i7 and Core i9) identically.

The AMD Ryzen processors were first introduced by AMD in Q1 2017. They are the successor to the not particularly successful AMD Bulldozer processors. The latter were manufactured using an outdated manufacturing process and could not keep up with the competing products from Intel. AMD lost a large portion of its desktop processor market share during this period.

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