HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | AMD EPYC 7301 | |
CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 990 4G or AMD EPYC 7301 - 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 990 4G has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.86 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G was released in Q3/2019. The AMD EPYC 7301 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7301 was released in Q3/2017. |
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HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (3) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 7001 (12) |
8 | Generation | 1 |
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 | Architecture | Naples (Zen) |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is 2.86 GHz while the AMD EPYC 7301 has 16 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7301 is at 2.20 GHz (2.70 GHz). |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7301 |
8 | Cores | 16 |
8 | Threads | 32 |
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.86 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
A-Core | 2.20 GHz (2.70 GHz) |
2.09 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
B-Core | -- |
1.86 GHz 4x Cortex-A55 |
C-Core | -- |
NPU AI performanceThe 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. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7301 |
HUAWEI HiAI 2.0 | AI hardware | -- |
Da Vinci Architecture. 1x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny | AI specifications | -- |
-- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G or AMD EPYC 7301 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-G76 MP16 | GPU | no iGPU |
0.60 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
Bifrost 3 | GPU Generation | -- |
7 nm | Technology | |
2 | Max. displays | |
16 | Compute units | -- |
256 | Shader | -- |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
4 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-G76 MP16 | 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 990 4G can use up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The AMD EPYC 7301 supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 170.6 GB/s. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7301 |
LPDDR4X-2133 | Memory | DDR4-2666 |
8 GB | Max. Memory | |
4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 8 (Octa Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 170.6 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
2.00 MB | L3 Cache | 64.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 128 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 126.1 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is 6 W, while the AMD EPYC 7301 has a TDP of 170 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7301 |
6 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 170 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is manufactured in 7 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7301 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 64.00 MB cache. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7301 |
7 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 | SP3 |
None | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q3/2019 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
-- | Release price | 800 $ |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
ARM Mali-G76 MP16 @ 0.60 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7301
@ 0.00 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | AMD EPYC 7301 |
Huawei Mate 30 Pro | Unknown |