HiSilicon Kirin 960S vs AMD A4-3305M

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HiSilicon Kirin 960S CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A4-3305M
HiSilicon Kirin 960S AMD A4-3305M

CPU comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 960S or AMD A4-3305M - 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 960S has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.11 GHz. Up to 6 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 960S was released in Q4/2016.

The AMD A4-3305M has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-3305M was released in Q4/2011.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family AMD A (112)
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (2) CPU group AMD A4-3000M (5)
5 Generation 1
Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Llano (K10)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 960S has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 960S is 2.11 GHz while the AMD A4-3305M has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-3305M is at 1.90 GHz (2.50 GHz).
HiSilicon Kirin 960S Characteristic AMD A4-3305M
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.11 GHz
4x Cortex-A73		 A-Core 1.90 GHz (2.50 GHz)
1.84 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 960S Characteristic AMD A4-3305M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The HiSilicon Kirin 960S or AMD A4-3305M 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-G71 MP8 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6480G
0.90 GHz GPU frequency 0.59 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Bifrost 1 GPU Generation 3
16 nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 2
8 Compute units 3
256 Shader 240
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
11 DirectX Version 11

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 AMD Radeon HD 6480G
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The HiSilicon Kirin 960S can use up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The AMD A4-3305M supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.
HiSilicon Kirin 960S Characteristic AMD A4-3305M
LPDDR4-1600 Memory DDR3-1333
6 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 960S is 5 W, while the AMD A4-3305M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
HiSilicon Kirin 960S Characteristic AMD A4-3305M
5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 960S is manufactured in 16 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD A4-3305M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.
HiSilicon Kirin 960S Characteristic AMD A4-3305M
16 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
-- Socket FS1
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems
Q4/2016 Release date Q4/2011
-- 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 960S HiSilicon Kirin 960S
ARM Mali-G71 MP8 @ 0.90 GHz
245 (86%)
AMD A4-3305M AMD A4-3305M
AMD Radeon HD 6480G @ 0.59 GHz
286 (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 960S HiSilicon Kirin 960S
8C 8T @ 2.11 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-3305M AMD A4-3305M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
276 (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 960S HiSilicon Kirin 960S
8C 8T @ 2.11 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-3305M AMD A4-3305M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
461 (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 960S HiSilicon Kirin 960S
8C 8T @ 2.11 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-3305M AMD A4-3305M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
1221 (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 960S HiSilicon Kirin 960S
8C 8T @ 2.11 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-3305M AMD A4-3305M
2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz
184 (100%)

Devices using this processor
HiSilicon Kirin 960S AMD A4-3305M
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