HiSilicon Kirin 970 | AMD Phenom II X4 965 | |
CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 970 or AMD Phenom II X4 965 - 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 970 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 was released in Q3/2017. The AMD Phenom II X4 965 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X4 965 was released in Q3/2009. |
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HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | AMD Phenom II (52) |
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (1) | CPU group | AMD Phenom II - 800/900 (23) |
6 | Generation | 4 |
Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Deneb (K10) |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 970 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz. The AMD Phenom II X4 965 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Characteristic | AMD Phenom II X4 965 |
8 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
2.40 GHz 4x Cortex-A73 |
A-Core | 3.40 GHz |
1.84 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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ARM Mali-G72 MP12 | GPU | no iGPU |
0.75 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
Bifrost 2 | GPU Generation | -- |
16 nm | Technology | |
1 | Max. displays | |
12 | Compute units | -- |
192 | Shader | -- |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
12 | 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-G72 MP12 | GPU | no iGPU |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe HiSilicon Kirin 970 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X4 965 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Characteristic | AMD Phenom II X4 965 |
LPDDR4X-2133 | Memory | DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 |
8 GB | Max. Memory | |
4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
2.00 MB | L3 Cache | 6.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | -- |
-- | PCIe lanes | -- |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 has a TDP of 9 W, that of the AMD Phenom II X4 965 is 140 W. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Characteristic | AMD Phenom II X4 965 |
9 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 140 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 970 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD Phenom II X4 965 cache has a total of 6.00 MB. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Characteristic | AMD Phenom II X4 965 |
10 nm | Technology | 45 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Unknown |
Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | SSE3, SSE4a |
-- | Socket | AM3 |
None | Virtualization | AMD-V |
No | AES-NI | No |
Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q3/2017 | Release date | Q3/2009 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X4 965
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X4 965
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X4 965
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X4 965
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 970
ARM Mali-G72 MP12 @ 0.75 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X4 965
@ 0.00 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X4 965
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X4 965
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X4 965
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X4 965
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970 | AMD Phenom II X4 965 |
Huawei Honor 10 Huawei Note 10 Huawei Play Huawei Honor View 10 Huawei Mate 10 Pro Huawei P20 Huawei Nova 3 Huawei Nova 4 |
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