HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs AMD A10-9700

Last updated: 2024-02-05

CPU comparison with benchmarks


HiSilicon Kirin 930		AMD A10-9700
CPU comparison HiSilicon Kirin 930 or AMD A10-9700 - 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 930 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 930 was released in Q1/2015. The AMD A10-9700 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-9700 was released in Q3/2017.

HiSilicon Kirin (29)	Family	AMD A (112)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 (2)	CPU group	AMD A10-9700 (1)
3	Generation	7
Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53	Architecture	Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The HiSilicon Kirin 930 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 930 is 2.00 GHz while the AMD A10-9700 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A10-9700 is at 3.50 GHz (3.80 GHz).
HiSilicon Kirin 930	Characteristic	AMD A10-9700
8	Cores	4
8	Threads	4
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.00 GHz 4x Cortex-A53	A-Core	3.50 GHz (3.80 GHz) 4x Excavator
1.50 GHz 4x Cortex-A53	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 930	Characteristic	AMD A10-9700
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) The HiSilicon Kirin 930 or AMD A10-9700 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-T628 MP4	GPU	AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge)
0.60 GHz	GPU frequency	1.03 GHz
0.60 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
Midgard 2	GPU Generation	6
32nm	Technology	28 nm
1	Max. displays	2
4	Compute units	6
64	Shader	384
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 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-T628 MP4	GPU	AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode
No	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The HiSilicon Kirin 930 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The AMD A10-9700 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.
HiSilicon Kirin 930	Characteristic	AMD A10-9700
LPDDR3-1600	Memory	DDR4-2400
	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
--	Max. Bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	2.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	--
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	8
--	PCIe Bandwidth	7.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 930 is --, while the AMD A10-9700 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
HiSilicon Kirin 930	Characteristic	AMD A10-9700
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	45 W
--	Tjunction max.	90 °C
Technical details The HiSilicon Kirin 930 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD A10-9700 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

HiSilicon Kirin 930	Characteristic	AMD A10-9700
28 nm	Technology	28 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
--	Socket	AM4 (PGA 1331)
None	Virtualization	AMD-V
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2015	Release date	Q3/2017
--	Release price	--

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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 930 ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz	77 (10%)
	AMD A10-9700 AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge) @ 1.03 GHz	787 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	HiSilicon Kirin 930 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	596 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	HiSilicon Kirin 930 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1844 (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 930 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	556 (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 930 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1745 (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 930 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	705 (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 930 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1744 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	HiSilicon Kirin 930 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	231 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	HiSilicon Kirin 930 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	716 (100%)

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 930 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	3660 (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 930 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	762 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	HiSilicon Kirin 930 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	92 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	HiSilicon Kirin 930 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	303 (100%)

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