HiSilicon Kirin 950 | AMD Athlon II X4 610e | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 950 and the AMD Athlon II X4 610e and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the HiSilicon Kirin 950 8 core processor released in Q4/2015 with the AMD Athlon II X4 610e which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2010. |
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HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | AMD Athlon II (52) |
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2) | CPU group | AMD Athlon II X4 (Propus) (10) |
4 | Generation | 1 |
Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Propus |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 950 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon II X4 610e clocks with 2.40 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X4 610e |
8 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.30 GHz 4x Cortex-A72 |
A-Core | 2.40 GHz |
1.80 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)Graphics (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-T880 MP4 | GPU | no iGPU |
0.90 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
0.90 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
Midgard 4 | GPU Generation | -- |
16 nm | Technology | |
2 | 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-T880 MP4 | GPU | no iGPU |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode | 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 |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeUp to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 950, while the AMD Athlon II X4 610e supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X4 610e |
LPDDR4 | Memory | DDR3-1333 |
Max. Memory | 16 GB | |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB |
-- | L3 Cache | -- |
-- | PCIe version | 2.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | -- |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe HiSilicon Kirin 950 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the AMD Athlon II X4 610e is 45 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X4 610e |
-- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 45 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 950 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 16 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon II X4 610e is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 45 nm. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X4 610e |
16 nm | Technology | 45 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Unknown |
Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a |
-- | Socket | AM3 |
None | Virtualization | AMD-V |
No | AES-NI | No |
Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q4/2015 | Release date | Q2/2010 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 610e
@ 0.00 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950 | AMD Athlon II X4 610e |
Unknown | Unknown |