HiSilicon Kirin 935 vs AMD FX-8320

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HiSilicon Kirin 935 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD FX-8320
HiSilicon Kirin 935 AMD FX-8320

CPU comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 935 or AMD FX-8320 - 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 935 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 935 was released in Q1/2015.

The AMD FX-8320 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD FX-8320 was released in Q4/2012.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family AMD FX (30)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 (2) CPU group AMD FX-8000 (11)
3 Generation 2
Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Vishera (Bulldozer)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 935 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 935 is 2.20 GHz while the AMD FX-8320 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD FX-8320 is at 3.50 GHz (4.00 GHz).

HiSilicon Kirin 935 Characteristic AMD FX-8320
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 3.50 GHz (4.00 GHz)
1.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
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 935 Characteristic AMD FX-8320
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The HiSilicon Kirin 935 or AMD FX-8320 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 no iGPU
0.68 GHz GPU frequency --
0.68 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 935 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The AMD FX-8320 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.

HiSilicon Kirin 935 Characteristic AMD FX-8320
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 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 935 is --, while the AMD FX-8320 has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

HiSilicon Kirin 935 Characteristic AMD FX-8320
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 935 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD FX-8320 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

HiSilicon Kirin 935 Characteristic AMD FX-8320
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 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
Q1/2015 Release date Q4/2012
-- Release price 125 $
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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 935 HiSilicon Kirin 935
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-8320 AMD FX-8320
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
522 (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 935 HiSilicon Kirin 935
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-8320 AMD FX-8320
8C 8T @ 3.75 GHz
2489 (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 935 HiSilicon Kirin 935
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-8320 AMD FX-8320
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
188 (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 935 HiSilicon Kirin 935
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-8320 AMD FX-8320
8C 8T @ 3.75 GHz
1082 (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 935 HiSilicon Kirin 935
ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.68 GHz
87 (100%)
AMD FX-8320 AMD FX-8320
@ 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 935 HiSilicon Kirin 935
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-8320 AMD FX-8320
8C 8T @ 3.75 GHz
8291 (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 935 HiSilicon Kirin 935
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-8320 AMD FX-8320
8C 8T @ 3.75 GHz
223 (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 935 HiSilicon Kirin 935
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-8320 AMD FX-8320
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
1350 (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 935 HiSilicon Kirin 935
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-8320 AMD FX-8320
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
91 (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 935 HiSilicon Kirin 935
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-8320 AMD FX-8320
8C 8T @ 3.75 GHz
608 (100%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 935 AMD FX-8320
Unknown Unknown

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