HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs AMD EPYC 7343

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HiSilicon Kirin 655 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7343
HiSilicon Kirin 655 AMD EPYC 7343

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 655 and the AMD EPYC 7343 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 EPYC 7343 which has 16 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2021.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family AMD EPYC (129)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4) CPU group AMD EPYC 7003 (29)
4 Generation 3
Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Milan (Zen 3)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- 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 EPYC 7343 clocks with 3.20 GHz (3.90 GHz), has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7343
8 Cores 16
8 Threads 32
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.12 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 3.20 GHz (3.90 GHz)
16x Zen 3
1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core --

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.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7343
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 no iGPU
0.90 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Midgard 4 GPU Generation --
28nm Technology
2 Max. displays
2 Compute units --
32 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 655, while the AMD EPYC 7343 supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 204.8 GB/s enabled.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7343
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 4096 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 128.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 128
-- PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The HiSilicon Kirin 655 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the AMD EPYC 7343 is 190 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7343
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 190 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 200 W
-- TDP down 165 W
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 655 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 16 nm. The cache of AMD EPYC 7343 is at 128.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7343
16 nm Technology 7 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
-- Socket SP3
None Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2016 Release date Q1/2021
-- Release price 1565 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 655 (12%)
AMD EPYC 7343 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 655 (4%)
AMD EPYC 7343 (100%)

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 (12%)
AMD EPYC 7343 AMD EPYC 7343
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz
1414 (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.
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
794 (4%)
AMD EPYC 7343 AMD EPYC 7343
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz
20897 (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.
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7343 AMD EPYC 7343
@ 0.00 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 EPYC 7343 AMD EPYC 7343
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz
45914 (100%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 655 AMD EPYC 7343
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