AMD E1-1200 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980

Let's find out which one of AMD E1-1200 and HiSilicon Kirin 980 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD E1-1200 HiSilicon Kirin 980
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  AMD E HiSilicon Kirin
• Generation
  1 7
• CPU group
  AMD E1/E2-1000 HiSilicon Kirin 980

In this block we are going to compare AMD E1-1200 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.

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

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD E1-1200 and HiSilicon Kirin 980 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon HD 7310 ARM Mali-G76 MP10
• GPU frequency
  0.53 GHz 0.72 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  1 10
• Shader
  80 160
• Max. GPU Memory
  1 GB 4 GB
• Max. displays
  2 2
• Generation
  4 Bifrost 3
• DirectX Version
  11 12
• Technology
  40 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2012 Q3/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD E1-1200 and HiSilicon Kirin 980. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• 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

To choose the best model between AMD E1-1200 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.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1066 LPDDR4X-2133
• Max. Memory
  8 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  1 4

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD E1-1200 and HiSilicon Kirin 980.

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD E1-1200 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.

• TDP (PL1)
  18 W 6 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD E1-1200 and HiSilicon Kirin 980 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V None
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
• L3-Cache
  1.00 MB 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Zacate (Bobcat) Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
• Technology
  32 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  BGA 413 N/A
• Release date
  Q3/2012 Q4/2018

List of devices based on AMD E1-1200 and HiSilicon Kirin 980.

• Used in
  Unknown Huawei P30Huawei P30 ProHuawei Honor 20Huawei Honor 20 ProHuawei Mate 20Huawei Mate 20 ProHuawei Nova 5T