HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs AMD C-30

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HiSilicon Kirin 655 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD C-30
HiSilicon Kirin 655 AMD C-30

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 655 and the AMD C-30 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the HiSilicon Kirin 655 8 core processor released in Q2/2016 with the AMD C-30 which has 1 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2011.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family AMD C (6)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4) CPU group AMD C (6)
4 Generation 1
Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Ontario (Bobcat)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 655 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.12 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The AMD C-30 clocks with 1.20 GHz, has 1 CPU cores and can calculate 1 threads in parallel.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic AMD C-30
8 Cores 1
8 Threads 1
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.12 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 1.20 GHz
1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core --

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.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic AMD C-30
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

ARM Mali-T830 MP2 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6250
0.90 GHz GPU frequency 0.28 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Midgard 4 GPU Generation 3
28nm Technology 40 nm
2 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 1
32 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
11 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.

ARM Mali-T830 MP2 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6250
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 655, while the AMD C-30 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 8.5 GB/s enabled.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic AMD C-30
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR3-1066
Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 8.5 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 1.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The HiSilicon Kirin 655 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the AMD C-30 is 9 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic AMD C-30
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 9 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 655 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 16 nm. The cache of AMD C-30 is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 40 nm.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic AMD C-30
16 nm Technology 40 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
-- Socket BGA 413
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems
Q2/2016 Release date Q1/2011
-- 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.
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61 (100%)
AMD C-30 AMD C-30
AMD Radeon HD 6250 @ 0.28 GHz
45 (74%)

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.
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
168 (100%)
AMD C-30 AMD C-30
1C 1T @ 1.20 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.
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
794 (100%)
AMD C-30 AMD C-30
1C 1T @ 1.20 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.
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD C-30 AMD C-30
1C 1T @ 1.20 GHz
315 (100%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 655 AMD C-30
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