AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs HiSilicon Kirin 658

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and HiSilicon Kirin 658 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X HiSilicon Kirin 658
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  AMD Ryzen HiSilicon Kirin
• Generation
  3 4
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000 HiSilicon Kirin 650

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs HiSilicon Kirin 658 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
  3.80 GHz 1.70 GHz
• CPU Cores
  24 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.50 GHz 2.35 GHz
• CPU Threads
  48 8
• Hyperthreading
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  -- 4x Cortex-A53
• B core
  -- 4x Cortex-A53

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and HiSilicon Kirin 658 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-T830 MP2
• GPU frequency
  0.90 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 0.90 GHz
• Execution units
  2
• Shader
  32
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  Midgard 4
• DirectX Version
  11
• Technology
  28nm
• Release date
  Q4/2015

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and HiSilicon Kirin 658. 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 Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and HiSilicon Kirin 658 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 LPDDR3-933
• Max. Memory
  2048 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  4 2
• PCIe version
  4.0
• PCIe lanes
  72

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and HiSilicon Kirin 658.

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X or HiSilicon Kirin 658? 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)
  280 W
• Tjunction max.
  95 °C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and HiSilicon Kirin 658 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
  Castle Peak (Zen 2) Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
• Technology
  7 nm 16 nm
• Socket
  TRX4 (sTRX4) N/A
• Release date
  Q4/2019 Q2/2016

List of devices based on AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and HiSilicon Kirin 658.

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