HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs AMD Athlon II X2 270u

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CPU comparison with benchmarks

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CPU lineage

HiSilicon Kirin 9000 or HiSilicon Kirin 9000 – which processor offers superior performance? In this comparison, we examine disparities and assess which of these two CPUs outperforms the other. We delve into technical specifications and benchmark outcomes.
The HiSilicon Kirin 9000 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q4/2020 and belongs to the 9 generation of the HiSilicon Kirin series.
The AMD Athlon II X2 270u features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q3/2010 and belongs to the 1 generation of the AMD Athlon II series.
To use the AMD Athlon II X2 270u, you'll need a motherboard with a AM3 socket.
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 Group AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus)
9 Generation 1
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 Name AMD Athlon II X2 270u
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
HiSilicon Kirin Family AMD Athlon II
 
 

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 9000 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the A-Core is 3.13 GHz.
The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
The AMD Athlon II X2 270u has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 270u is 2.0 GHz
2.54 GHz B-Core Frequency None
None None 2x
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
1x Cortex-A77 Cores A None
8 CPU Cores 2
4x Cortex-A55 Cores C None
No Overclocking No
2.05 GHz C-Core Frequency None
No Hyperthreading No
None None 2.0 GHz
3.13 GHz A-Core Frequency None
3x Cortex-A77 Cores B None
8 Threads 2
 
 

Internal Graphics

The HiSilicon Kirin 9000 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
Specifically, the HiSilicon Kirin 9000 uses the ARM Mali-G78 MP24, which has 384 texture shaders
and 24 execution units.
The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
The AMD Athlon II X2 270u does not have integrated graphics.
-- GPU (Turbo) --
5 nm Technology --
12 Direct X --
0 bytes Max. GPU Memory 0 bytes
24 Execution units --
Q4/2020 Release date --
ARM Mali-G78 MP24 GPU name
384 Shaders --
0.76 GHz GPU frequency --
Vallhall 2 Generation --
-- Max. displays --
 
 

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

-- AI specifications --
-- AI hardware --
 
 

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC (8 bit) --
Decode / Encode VP9 --
Decode / Encode VP8 --
Decode / Encode VC-1 --
Decode / Encode JPEG --
Decode / Encode h264 --
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC (10 bit) --
Decode / Encode AVC --
Decode AV1 --
 
 

Memory & PCIe

LPDDR4X-2133, LPDDR5-2750 Memory type DDR3-1333
-- Bandwidth --
No AES-NI No
No ECC No
pci PCIe pci
0 bytes Max. Memory 16.0 GB
4 Memory channels 2
 
 

Thermal Management

TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 25 W watts.
None TDP (PL1 / PBP) 25 W
-- Tjunction max --
 
 

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 9000 is manufactured using a 5 nm process.
A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU.
A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
The AMD Athlon II X2 270u is manufactured using a 45 nm process.
None Virtualization AMD-V
5 nm Technology 45 nm
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a, MMX, 3DNow!
-- Part Number --
Chiplet Chip design --
Q4/2020 Release date Q3/2010
-- Release price --
0 bytes L2-Cache 2.0 MB
Technical data sheet Documents Technical data sheet
0 bytes L3-Cache 0 bytes
Socket AM3
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Propus