AMD A10-4600M
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
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AMD A10-4600M vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000E

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Released
Q2/2012
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Q4/2020
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Which one of the central processing units is better: AMD A10-4600M or HiSilicon Kirin 9000E? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.

The AMD A10-4600M has 4 cores and 4 threads with maximum working frequency of 3.20 GHz. The AMD A10-4600M was released on Q2/2012.

The HiSilicon Kirin 9000E has 8 cores with 4 threads and 3.20 GHz of frequency. The HiSilicon Kirin 9000E was released on Q4/2020.

Differences
Reasons to consider
AMD A10-4600M
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  • Higher clock speed
    2.30 GHz left arrow 2.04 GHz
    Around -13% better clock speed
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.13 GHz
    Around 2% better overclocked clock speed
Reasons to consider
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
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  • More number of cores
    8 left arrow 4
    2 times more cores
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD A10-4600M and HiSilicon Kirin 9000E is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

  • Name
    AMD A10-4600M left arrow HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    AMD A left arrow HiSilicon Kirin
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    AMD A10-4000M left arrow HiSilicon Kirin 9000
CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD A10-4600M vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000E 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.

  • Frequency
    2.30 GHz left arrow 2.04 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.13 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
  • A core
    -- left arrow 1x Cortex-A77
  • B core
    -- left arrow 3x Cortex-A77
  • C core
    -- left arrow 4x Cortex-A55
Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A10-4600M and HiSilicon Kirin 9000E along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon HD 7660G left arrow ARM Mali-G78 MP22
  • GPU frequency
    0.50 GHz left arrow 0.76 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.69 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    6 left arrow 22
  • Shader
    384 left arrow 352
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 1
  • Generation
    4 left arrow Vallhall 2
  • DirectX Version
    11.2 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q4/2020
Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A10-4600M and HiSilicon Kirin 9000E. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD A10-4600M and HiSilicon Kirin 9000E 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.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow LPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-2750
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A10-4600M and HiSilicon Kirin 9000E.

  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A10-4600M or HiSilicon Kirin 9000E? 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.

  • TDP (PL1)
    35 W left arrow
Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A10-4600M and HiSilicon Kirin 9000E CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow None
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow --
  • Architecture
    Trinity (Piledriver) left arrow Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Socket
    FS1r2 left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q4/2020
Devices using this processor

List of devices based on AMD A10-4600M and HiSilicon Kirin 9000E.

  • Used in
    Unknown left arrow Unknown
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