HiSilicon Kirin 960S vs AMD A6-3430MX
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| HiSilicon Kirin 960S | AMD A6-3430MX | |
CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 960S or AMD A6-3430MX - 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 A6-3430MX has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-3430MX was released in Q4/2011. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | AMD A (112) |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 (2) | CPU group | AMD A6-3000M (9) |
| 5 | Generation | 1 |
| Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Llano (K10) |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe 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 A6-3430MX has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-3430MX is at 1.70 GHz (2.40 GHz). |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 960S | Characteristic | AMD A6-3430MX |
| 8 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 4 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
| 2.11 GHz 4x Cortex-A73 |
A-Core | 1.70 GHz (2.40 GHz) |
| 1.84 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The HiSilicon Kirin 960S or AMD A6-3430MX 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. |
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| ARM Mali-G71 MP8 | GPU | AMD Radeon HD 6520G |
| 0.90 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.40 GHz |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| Bifrost 1 | GPU Generation | 3 |
| 16 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| 2 | Max. displays | 2 |
| 8 | Compute units | 5 |
| 256 | Shader | 320 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 1 GB |
| 11 | DirectX Version | 11 |
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-G71 MP8 | GPU | AMD Radeon HD 6520G |
| 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 & PCIeThe 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 A6-3430MX supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 960S | Characteristic | AMD A6-3430MX |
| LPDDR4-1600 | Memory | DDR3-1600 |
| 6 GB | Max. Memory | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 12.8 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 960S is 5 W, while the AMD A6-3430MX has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 960S | Characteristic | AMD A6-3430MX |
| 5 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 45 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 960S is manufactured in 16 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD A6-3430MX is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 960S | Characteristic | AMD A6-3430MX |
| 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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 960S
ARM Mali-G71 MP8 @ 0.90 GHz |
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AMD A6-3430MX
AMD Radeon HD 6520G @ 0.40 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 960S
8C 8T @ 2.11 GHz |
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AMD A6-3430MX
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 960S | AMD A6-3430MX |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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