HiSilicon Kirin 920 | AMD EPYC 72F3 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 920 and the AMD EPYC 72F3 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the HiSilicon Kirin 920 8 core processor released in Q3/2014 with the AMD EPYC 72F3 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2021. |
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HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
HiSilicon Kirin 920 (3) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 7003 (29) |
2 | Generation | 3 |
Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7 | Architecture | Milan (Zen 3) |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 920 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The AMD EPYC 72F3 clocks with 3.70 GHz (4.10 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 920 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 72F3 |
8 | Cores | 8 |
8 | Threads | 16 |
hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
1.70 GHz 4x Cortex-A15 |
A-Core | 3.70 GHz (4.10 GHz) 8x Zen 3 |
1.30 GHz 4x Cortex-A7 |
B-Core | -- |
Internal GraphicsGraphics (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. |
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ARM Mali-T628 MP4 | GPU | no iGPU |
0.60 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
0.60 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
Midgard 2 | GPU Generation | -- |
32nm | Technology | |
1 | Max. displays | |
4 | Compute units | -- |
64 | 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-T628 MP4 | GPU | no iGPU |
No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
No | 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 |
No | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeUp to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 920, while the AMD EPYC 72F3 supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 204.8 GB/s enabled. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 920 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 72F3 |
LPDDR3-1600 | 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 | 256.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 4.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 128 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 252.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe HiSilicon Kirin 920 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the AMD EPYC 72F3 is 180 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 920 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 72F3 |
-- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 180 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | 200 W |
-- | TDP down | 165 W |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 920 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of AMD EPYC 72F3 is at 256.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 920 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 72F3 |
28 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
Armv7-A (32 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 |
Q3/2014 | Release date | Q1/2021 |
-- | Release price | 2468 $ |
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HiSilicon Kirin 920
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 920
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 920
ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 72F3
@ 0.00 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 920
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 920 | AMD EPYC 72F3 |
Unknown | Unknown |