HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs AMD Ryzen Embedded R2312

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HiSilicon Kirin 655 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen Embedded R2312
HiSilicon Kirin 655 AMD Ryzen Embedded R2312

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 655 and the AMD Ryzen Embedded R2312 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 Ryzen Embedded R2312 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2022.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family AMD Ryzen Embedded R (9)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4) CPU group AMD Ryzen Embedded R2000 (4)
4 Generation 2
Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Zen+
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 Ryzen Embedded R2312 clocks with 2.70 GHz (3.50 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded R2312
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.12 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 2.70 GHz (3.50 GHz)
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 Ryzen Embedded R2312
-- 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 AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
0.90 GHz GPU frequency 1.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Midgard 4 GPU Generation 8
28nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 3
32 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 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.

ARM Mali-T830 MP2 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
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 Ryzen Embedded R2312 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded R2312
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR4-2400
Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The HiSilicon Kirin 655 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen Embedded R2312 is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded R2312
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 25 W
-- TDP down 12 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 655 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 16 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen Embedded R2312 is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 12 nm.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded R2312
16 nm Technology 12 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 FP5
None Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2016 Release date Q2/2022
-- 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 (13%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded R2312 AMD Ryzen Embedded R2312
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.20 GHz
461 (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 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded R2312 AMD Ryzen Embedded R2312
2C 4T @ 3.50 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 Ryzen Embedded R2312 AMD Ryzen Embedded R2312
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 655 AMD Ryzen Embedded R2312
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