HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G vs AMD A8-3850

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-3850
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G AMD A8-3850

CPU comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G or AMD A8-3850 - 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 820 5G has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.36 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G was released in Q2/2019.

The AMD A8-3850 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3850 was released in Q3/2011.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family AMD A (112)
HiSilicon Kirin 810/820 (3) CPU group AMD A8-3000 (4)
6 Generation 1
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Llano (K10)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.36 GHz. The AMD A8-3850 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz.

HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G Characteristic AMD A8-3850
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.36 GHz
4x Cortex-A76
A-Core 2.90 GHz
1.84 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
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 820 5G Characteristic AMD A8-3850
HUAWEI HiAI 2.0 AI hardware --
Da Vinci Architecture. Ascend D110 Lite AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

ARM Mali-G57 MP6 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6550D
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Vallhall 1 GPU Generation 3
7 nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 2
6 Compute units 5
96 Shader 400
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
12 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-G57 MP6 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6550D
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G supports a maximum of GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD A8-3850 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G Characteristic AMD A8-3850
LPDDR4X-2133 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G has a TDP of 6 W, that of the AMD A8-3850 is 100 W.

HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G Characteristic AMD A8-3850
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 100 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD A8-3850 cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G Characteristic AMD A8-3850
7 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
-- Socket FM1
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q3/2011
-- Release price 85 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G (100%)
AMD A8-3850 (57%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G (100%)
AMD A8-3850 (48%)

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 820 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
641 (100%)
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
363 (57%)

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 820 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
2429 (100%)
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1159 (48%)

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 820 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
ARM Mali-G57 MP6 @ 0.85 GHz
653 (100%)
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz
480 (74%)

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 820 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
384634 (100%)
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.90 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 820 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
3555 (100%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G AMD A8-3850
Huawei Honor 30S
Huawei P40 Lite 5G
Unknown

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