AMD Epyc 7542 vs HiSilicon Kirin 950

Let's find out which one of AMD Epyc 7542 and HiSilicon Kirin 950 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Epyc 7542 HiSilicon Kirin 950
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  AMD Epyc HiSilicon Kirin
• Generation
  2 4
• CPU group
  AMD Epyc 7002 HiSilicon Kirin 950

In this block we are going to compare AMD Epyc 7542 vs HiSilicon Kirin 950 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
  2.90 GHz 1.80 GHz
• CPU Cores
  32 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.40 GHz 2.30 GHz
• CPU Threads
  64 8
• Hyperthreading
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  -- 4x Cortex-A72
• B core
  -- 4x Cortex-A53

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Epyc 7542 and HiSilicon Kirin 950 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU ARM Mali-T880 MP4
• GPU frequency
  0.90 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 0.90 GHz
• Execution units
  4
• Shader
  64
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  Midgard 4
• DirectX Version
  11
• Technology
  16 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Epyc 7542 and HiSilicon Kirin 950. 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
• h264
  No Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between AMD Epyc 7542 and HiSilicon Kirin 950 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
  DDR4-3200 LPDDR4
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  8 2
• PCIe version
  4.0
• PCIe lanes
  128

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Epyc 7542 and HiSilicon Kirin 950.

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Epyc 7542 or HiSilicon Kirin 950? 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)
  225 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Epyc 7542 and HiSilicon Kirin 950 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM None
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L3-Cache
  128.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Rome (Zen 2) Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
• Technology
  7 nm 16 nm
• Socket
  SP3 N/A
• Release date
  Q3/2019 Q4/2015

List of devices based on AMD Epyc 7542 and HiSilicon Kirin 950.

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