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MediaTek Dimensity 800U vs HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2020
MediaTek Dimensity 800U
MediaTek Dimensity 800U
Released
Q2/2020
Overall score
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G

What's the best choice MediaTek Dimensity 800U or HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

MediaTek Dimensity 800U has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q3/2020.

HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G has a maximum frequency of 1.84 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1114 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 8% better clock speed

    2.00 GHz left arrow 1.84 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MediaTek Dimensity 800U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1040 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1014 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1033 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    42 place
  • AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
    29 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1017 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    946 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    885 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    398 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    33 place

Specifications

Technical data
MediaTek Dimensity 800U MediaTek Dimensity 800U
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Mediatek Dimensity left arrow HiSilicon Kirin
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 7
  • CPU group
    MediaTek Dimensity 700/720/800 left arrow HiSilicon Kirin 980
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.00 GHz left arrow 1.84 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.40 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    2.00 GHz left arrow 2.58 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
  • A core
    2x Cortex-A76 left arrow 1x Cortex-A76
  • B core
    6x Cortex-A55 left arrow 3x Cortex-A76
  • C core
    -- left arrow 4x Cortex-A55
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-G57 MP3 left arrow ARM Mali-G77 MP8
  • GPU frequency
    0.95 GHz left arrow 0.80 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    3 left arrow 8
  • Shader
    48 left arrow 128
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow 4 GB
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 1
  • Generation
    Vallhall 1 left arrow Vallhall 1
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q2/2019
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and MediaTek Dimensity 800U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-2133 left arrow LPDDR4X-2133
  • Max. Memory
    12 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP MediaTek Dimensity 800U and HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by MediaTek Dimensity 800U and MediaTek Dimensity 800U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 left arrow Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q3/2020 left arrow Q2/2020
  • Part Number
    MT6853V/TNZA MT6853T left arrow Hi6290

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between MediaTek Dimensity 800U and HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
593
MediaTek Dimensity 800U
684
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1783
MediaTek Dimensity 800U
2517
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
365
MediaTek Dimensity 800U
819
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
AnTuTu 8 benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark tests ARM processors by simulating browser and application performance for Android, iOS, AI, SoC
334689
MediaTek Dimensity 800U
406830
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G

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