HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


HiSilicon Kirin 960 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
HiSilicon Kirin 960 AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 960 and the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the HiSilicon Kirin 960 8 core processor released in Q4/2016 with the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2019.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family AMD Ryzen Embedded R (9)
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (2) CPU group AMD Ryzen Embedded R1000 (5)
5 Generation 1
Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Banded Kestrel (Zen)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 960 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 clocks with 2.60 GHz (3.10 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

HiSilicon Kirin 960 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A73
A-Core 2.60 GHz (3.10 GHz)
1.80 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 960 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

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.

ARM Mali-G71 MP8 GPU no iGPU
0.90 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Bifrost 1 GPU Generation --
16 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
8 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB 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-G71 MP8 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
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 6 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 960, while the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

HiSilicon Kirin 960 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
LPDDR4-1600 Memory DDR4-2400
6 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The HiSilicon Kirin 960 has a TDP of 5 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

HiSilicon Kirin 960 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 25 W
-- TDP down 12 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 960 has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 16 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 is at 5.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

HiSilicon Kirin 960 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
16 nm Technology 14 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 FP5
None Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2016 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (48%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 (98%)

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 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
381 (48%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
802 (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 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1521 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1487 (98%)

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 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
403 (47%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
866 (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 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1393 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1345 (97%)

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 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
ARM Mali-G71 MP8 @ 0.90 GHz
245 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
@ 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 960 HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
2944 (100%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 960 AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
Huawei Honor 8 Pro
Huawei Honor 9
Huawei Mate 9
Huawei Mate 9 Pro
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche
Huawei MediaPad M5
Huawei Nova 2s
Huawei P10
Synology DiskStation DS723+
Synology DiskStation DS923+

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