HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
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CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 950 and the AMD Ryzen 7 4980U 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 Ryzen 7 4980U which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2021. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | AMD Ryzen 7 (68) |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2) | CPU group | AMD Ryzen 4000U (11) |
| 4 | Generation | 3 |
| Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Renoir (Zen 2) |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | 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 Ryzen 7 4980U clocks with 2.00 GHz (4.40 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 7 4980U |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.30 GHz 4x Cortex-A72 |
A-Core | 2.00 GHz (4.40 GHz) |
| 1.80 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
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-T880 MP4 | GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) |
| 0.90 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.40 GHz |
| 0.90 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 1.95 GHz |
| Midgard 4 | GPU Generation | 9 |
| 16 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
| 2 | Max. displays | 3 |
| 4 | Compute units | 8 |
| 64 | Shader | 512 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 8 GB |
| 11 | DirectX Version | 12 |
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 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeUp to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 950, while the AMD Ryzen 7 4980U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 7 4980U |
| LPDDR4 | Memory | LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| -- | Max. Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | 4.00 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | 8.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 12 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 11.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe HiSilicon Kirin 950 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 7 4980U is 15 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 Ryzen 7 4980U |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | 25 W |
| -- | TDP down | 10 W |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 105 °C |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 950 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 16 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 7 4980U is at 12.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 7 4980U |
| 16 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
| -- | Socket | FP6 |
| None | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Q4/2015 | Release date | Q2/2021 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) @ 1.95 GHz |
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 950 | AMD Ryzen 7 4980U |
| Unknown | Microsoft Surface |
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