AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

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AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 659
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 HiSilicon Kirin 659

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 or HiSilicon Kirin 659 - 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 Embedded V2546 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.95 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 was released in Q4/2020.

The HiSilicon Kirin 659 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.36 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 659 was released in Q2/2016.
AMD Ryzen Embedded V (16) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000 (4) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4)
2 Generation 4
Grey Hawk (Zen 2) Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 is 3.00 GHz (3.95 GHz) while the HiSilicon Kirin 659 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 659 is at 2.36 GHz.

AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 659
6 Cores 8
12 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz (3.95 GHz) A-Core 2.36 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 Ryzen Embedded V2546 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 659
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 or HiSilicon Kirin 659 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 RX Vega 6 (Renoir) GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP2
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
1.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation Midgard 4
7 nm Technology 28nm
3 Max. displays 2
6 Compute units 2
384 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir) GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP2
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 659 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 659
LPDDR4X-3200, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3-933
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
3.00 MB L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
19.7 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 is 45 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 659 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 659
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
35 W TDP up --
54 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 is manufactured in 7 nm and has 11.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 659 is manufactured in 16 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 659
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 --
FP6 Socket --
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q4/2020 Release date Q2/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 659 (17%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 659 (12%)

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 Embedded V2546 AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546
6C 12T @ 3.95 GHz
1156 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 659 HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
193 (17%)

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 Embedded V2546 AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546
6C 12T @ 3.00 GHz
7647 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 659 HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
893 (12%)

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 Embedded V2546 AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir) @ 1.50 GHz
1152 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 659 HiSilicon Kirin 659
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61 (5%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 HiSilicon Kirin 659
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