AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 5 2600 HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  AMD Ryzen HiSilicon Kirin
• Generation
  2 8
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 2000 HiSilicon Kirin 990
• Successor
  AMD Ryzen 5 3600 --

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G 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
  3.40 GHz 1.86 GHz
• CPU Cores
  6 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.90 GHz 2.09 GHz
• CPU Threads
  12 8
• Hyperthreading
  Yes 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

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G 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-G76 MP16
• GPU frequency
  0.60 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  16
• Shader
  256
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 4 GB
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  Bifrost 3
• DirectX Version
  12
• Technology
  7 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G. 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
  No Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No Decode / Encode
• VP8
  No Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G 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
  DDR4-2933 LPDDR4X-2133
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 8 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  2 4
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  20

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G.

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G? 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)
  65 W 6 W
• Tjunction max.
  95 °C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G 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
  16.00 MB 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
• Technology
  12 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  AM4 N/A
• Release date
  Q2/2018 Q3/2019

List of devices based on AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G.

• Used in
  Memory PC Aufrüst-Kit Bundle AMD Ryzen 5 2600CSL Sprint D10088X (Ryzen 5)Memory Gaming PC AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Huawei Mate 30 Pro