HiSilicon Kirin 925 vs AMD FX-4300

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HiSilicon Kirin 925 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD FX-4300
HiSilicon Kirin 925 AMD FX-4300

CPU comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 925 or AMD FX-4300 - 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 925 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 925 was released in Q3/2014.

The AMD FX-4300 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD FX-4300 was released in Q4/2012.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family AMD FX (30)
HiSilicon Kirin 920 (3) CPU group AMD FX-4300 (3)
2 Generation 2
Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7 Architecture Vishera (Bulldozer)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 925 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz. The AMD FX-4300 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.80 GHz.
HiSilicon Kirin 925 Characteristic AMD FX-4300
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A15		 A-Core 3.80 GHz
1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7		 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 925 Characteristic AMD FX-4300
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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-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 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-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 & PCIe

The HiSilicon Kirin 925 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD FX-4300 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
HiSilicon Kirin 925 Characteristic AMD FX-4300
LPDDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1866
Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- 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 925 has a TDP of --, that of the AMD FX-4300 is 95 W.
HiSilicon Kirin 925 Characteristic AMD FX-4300
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 925 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the AMD FX-4300 cache has a total of 4.00 MB.
HiSilicon Kirin 925 Characteristic AMD FX-4300
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
-- Socket AM3+
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date Q4/2012
-- Release price 85 $
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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 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-4300 AMD FX-4300
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
511 (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 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-4300 AMD FX-4300
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1394 (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 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (100%)
AMD FX-4300 AMD FX-4300
@ 0.00 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 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-4300 AMD FX-4300
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
4713 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-4300 AMD FX-4300
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
224 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-4300 AMD FX-4300
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
739 (100%)

Devices using this processor
HiSilicon Kirin 925 AMD FX-4300
Unknown Unknown

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