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HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2018
HiSilicon Kirin 980
HiSilicon Kirin 980
Released
Q2/2020
Overall score
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G

What's the best choice HiSilicon Kirin 980 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.

HiSilicon Kirin 980 has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 6 W. Released in Q4/2018.

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)

    1174 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions HiSilicon Kirin 980 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    950 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    901 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    612 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    237 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1017 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 2% better clock speed

    1.84 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 21 % better overclocked clock speed

    2.40 GHz left arrow 1.90 GHz

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
HiSilicon Kirin 980 HiSilicon Kirin 980
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
    HiSilicon Kirin left arrow HiSilicon Kirin
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 7
  • CPU group
    HiSilicon Kirin 980 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
    1.80 GHz left arrow 1.84 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    1.90 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    2.60 GHz left arrow 2.58 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
  • A core
    2x Cortex-A76 left arrow 1x Cortex-A76
  • B core
    2x Cortex-A76 left arrow 3x Cortex-A76
  • C core
    4x Cortex-A55 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-G76 MP10 left arrow ARM Mali-G77 MP8
  • GPU frequency
    0.72 GHz left arrow 0.80 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    10 left arrow 8
  • Shader
    160 left arrow 128
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow 4 GB
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 1
  • Generation
    Bifrost 3 left arrow Vallhall 1
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2018 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
    No 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 HiSilicon Kirin 980. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP HiSilicon Kirin 980 and HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    6 W left arrow
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by HiSilicon Kirin 980 and HiSilicon Kirin 980, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow --
  • 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
    Q4/2018 left arrow Q2/2020
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow Hi6290

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between HiSilicon Kirin 980 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
681
HiSilicon Kirin 980
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
2378
HiSilicon Kirin 980
2517
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
520
HiSilicon Kirin 980
819
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G

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