AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX vs HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G

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AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX or HiSilicon Kirin 820E 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 Ryzen 9 6980HX has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX was released in Q1/2022.

The HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.22 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G was released in Q1/2021.
AMD Ryzen 9 (35) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 810/820 (3)
5 Generation 6
Rembrandt (Zen 3+) Architecture Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX is 3.30 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G is at 2.22 GHz.

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8 Cores 8
16 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz (5.00 GHz)
8x Zen 3+
A-Core 2.22 GHz
3x Cortex-A76
-- B-Core 1.84 GHz
3x Cortex-A55

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 9 6980HX Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
-- AI hardware HUAWEI HiAI 2.0
-- AI specifications Da Vinci Architecture. Ascend D110 Lite

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX or HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G 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.

AMD Radeon 680M GPU ARM Mali-G57 MP6
2.00 GHz GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
2.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation Vallhall 1
6 nm Technology 7 nm
3 Max. displays 2
12 Compute units 6
768 Shader 96
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12 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.

AMD Radeon 680M GPU ARM Mali-G57 MP6
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR4X-2133
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
4.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version --
12 PCIe lanes --
23.6 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX is 45 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
54 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX is manufactured in 6 nm and has 20.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
6 nm Technology 7 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 --
FP7 Socket --
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2022 Release date Q1/2021
-- Release price --
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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 9 6980HX AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.40 GHz
3686 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
ARM Mali-G57 MP6 @ 0.85 GHz
653 (18%)

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 9 6980HX AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1669 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 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 9 6980HX AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
14711 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 GHz
0 (0%)

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 9 6980HX AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1665 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 GHz
0 (0%)

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 9 6980HX AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
10645 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 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 9 6980HX AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
649 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 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 9 6980HX AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
5745 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 9 6980HX AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 GHz
351366 (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 Ryzen 9 6980HX AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
25114 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
Unknown Huawei Nova 7 SE
Huawei Nova 8

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