AMD A4-1350 VS HiSilicon Kirin 980 — differences in specs

Comparing AMD A4-1350 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980

Comparison of video cards AMD A4-1350 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980 in benchmarks and specifications.

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Differences

Top features of AMD A4-1350

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Top features of HiSilicon Kirin 980

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Higher clock speed

1.80 GHz 1.00 GHz

Around 44% better clock speed
More number of cores

8 4

2 times more cores
Performance per watt

6 W 8 W

About 0.75 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD A4-1350 HiSilicon Kirin 980

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD A4-1350 and HiSilicon Kirin 980 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD A4-1350 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Family	AMD A HiSilicon Kirin
Generation	7 7
CPU group	AMD A4-1000 HiSilicon Kirin 980

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD A4-1350 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	1.00 GHz 1.80 GHz
CPU Cores	4 8
Turbo (1 Core)	No turbo 1.90 GHz
CPU Threads	4 8
Hyperthreading	No No
Overclocking	Yes No
Core architecture	normal hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
A core	-- 2x Cortex-A76
B core	-- 2x Cortex-A76
C core	-- 4x Cortex-A55

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A4-1350 and HiSilicon Kirin 980 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	AMD Radeon HD 8210 ARM Mali-G76 MP10
GPU frequency	0.30 GHz 0.72 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	2 10
Shader	128 160
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB 4 GB
Max. displays	2 2
Generation	5 Bifrost 3
DirectX Version	11.1 12
Technology	28 nm 7 nm
Release date	Q2/2013 Q3/2018

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A4-1350 and HiSilicon Kirin 980. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No Decode / Encode
h264	Decode Decode / Encode
VP9	No Decode / Encode
VP8	No Decode / Encode
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode Decode / Encode
VC-1	Decode Decode / Encode
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD A4-1350 and HiSilicon Kirin 980 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR3L-1066 SO-DIMM LPDDR4X-2133
Max. Memory	8 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 4

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A4-1350 and HiSilicon Kirin 980.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A4-1350 or HiSilicon Kirin 980? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	8 W 6 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A4-1350 and HiSilicon Kirin 980 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V None
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
L3-Cache	2.00 MB 2.00 MB
Architecture	Temash (Jaguar) Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
Technology	28 nm 7 nm
Socket	FT3 N/A
Release date	Q4/2013 Q4/2018