Note: The information shown below is based on rumors and unoffical information. Technical details or benchmark results may be different in the final version of this processor. |
HiSilicon Kirin 659 | AMD EPYC 9365 | |
CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 659 or AMD EPYC 9365 - 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 HiSilicon Kirin 659 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.36 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 659 was released in Q2/2016. The AMD EPYC 9365 has 36 cores with 72 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9365 was released in Q4/2024. |
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HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 9005 (21) |
4 | Generation | 5 |
Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Turin (Zen 5 / Zen 5c) |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 659 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 659 is 2.36 GHz while the AMD EPYC 9365 has 36 CPU cores and 72 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9365 is at 3.30 GHz. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9365 |
8 | Cores | 36 |
8 | Threads | 72 |
hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.36 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
A-Core | 3.30 GHz 36x Zen 5 |
1.70 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The HiSilicon Kirin 659 or AMD EPYC 9365 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. |
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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 supportA 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. |
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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 & PCIeThe HiSilicon Kirin 659 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The AMD EPYC 9365 supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 480.0 GB/s. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9365 |
LPDDR3-933 | Memory | DDR5-6000 |
Max. Memory | 6144 GB | |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 12 |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 480.0 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 144.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 5.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 128 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 504.1 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 659 is --, while the AMD EPYC 9365 has a TDP of 300 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9365 |
-- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 300 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 659 is manufactured in 16 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 9365 is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 144.00 MB cache. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9365 |
16 nm | Technology | 4 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI |
-- | Socket | SP5 |
None | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
Android | Operating systems | Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 |
Q2/2016 | Release date | Q4/2024 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9365
36C 72T @ 3.30 GHzNot verified |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9365
36C 72T @ 3.30 GHzNot verified |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9365
@ 0.00 GHzNot verified |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659 | AMD EPYC 9365 |
Unknown | Unknown |