HiSilicon Kirin 710A vs AMD Ryzen 5 8540U

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HiSilicon Kirin 710A CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
HiSilicon Kirin 710A AMD Ryzen 5 8540U

CPU comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 710A or AMD Ryzen 5 8540U - 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 710A has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 6 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 710A was released in Q2/2020.

The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U was released in Q1/2024.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (86)
HiSilicon Kirin 710A (1) CPU group AMD Ryzen 8040 (20)
5 Generation 7
Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Hawk Point (Zen 4)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 710A has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 710A is 2.00 GHz while the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U is at 3.20 GHz (4.90 GHz).

HiSilicon Kirin 710A Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
8 Cores 6
8 Threads 12
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A73
A-Core 3.20 GHz (4.90 GHz)
2x Zen 4
1.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core 3.20 GHz
4x Zen 4c

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 710A Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The HiSilicon Kirin 710A or AMD Ryzen 5 8540U 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.

ARM Mali-G51 MP4 GPU AMD Radeon 740M
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.50 GHz
Bifrost 1 GPU Generation 10
12 nm Technology 4 nm
2 Max. displays 4
8 Compute units 4
128 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation AMD FSR
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 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-G51 MP4 GPU AMD Radeon 740M
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The HiSilicon Kirin 710A can use up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 120.0 GB/s.

HiSilicon Kirin 710A Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
LPDDR4, LPDDR3 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
6 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 6.00 MB
1.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 710A is 5 W, while the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U has a TDP of 28 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

HiSilicon Kirin 710A Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 30 W
-- TDP down 15 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 710A is manufactured in 14 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 22.00 MB cache.

HiSilicon Kirin 710A Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
14 nm Technology 4 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
-- Socket FP8
None Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q1/2024
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 710A (16%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 710A (17%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (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 710A HiSilicon Kirin 710A
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
302 (18%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
1700 (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 710A HiSilicon Kirin 710A
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1338 (19%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
6915 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
HiSilicon Kirin 710A HiSilicon Kirin 710A
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
323 (13%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
2402 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
HiSilicon Kirin 710A HiSilicon Kirin 710A
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1147 (15%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
7841 (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 710A HiSilicon Kirin 710A
ARM Mali-G51 MP4 @ 1.00 GHz
166 (13%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.50 GHz
1280 (100%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
HiSilicon Kirin 710A HiSilicon Kirin 710A
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
181025 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
HiSilicon Kirin 710A HiSilicon Kirin 710A
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
164187 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 710A AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
Honor 10X Lite Unknown

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