HiSilicon Kirin 980
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Released
Q4/2018
HiSilicon Kirin 980

Processor HiSilicon Kirin 980, specifications and benchmarks

HiSilicon Kirin 980 Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q4/2018. Here are all the HiSilicon Kirin 980’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 1.80 GHz, total of cores is 8. The CPU supports LPDDR4X-2133 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket N/A. The TDP for CPU is 6 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU generation and family
  • CPU group
    HiSilicon Kirin 980
  • Family
    HiSilicon Kirin
  • Generation
    7
  • Name
    HiSilicon Kirin 980
  • Predecessor
    —
  • Segment
    Mobile
  • Successor
    —
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
  • A-Core
    2x Cortex-A76
  • B-Core
    2x Cortex-A76
  • Base Frequency
    1.8 GHz
  • C-Core
    4x Cortex-A55
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    8
  • CPU Threads
    8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No
  • Overclocking
    No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    1.9 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    2.6 GHz
Internal Graphics
  • DirectX Version
    12
  • Execution units
    10
  • Generation
    Bifrost 3
  • GPU Frequency
    720 MHz
  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-G76 MP10
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo
  • Max. displays
    2
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB
  • Release date
    Q3/2018
  • Shader
    160
  • Technology
    7 nm
Hardware codec support
  • AV1
    No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode
Memory & PCIe
  • ECC
    No
  • Max. Memory
    8 GB
  • Memory channels
    4
  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-2133
  • PCIe lanes
    —
  • PCIe version
    —
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No
Thermal Management
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    —
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    6 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    —
  • TDP down
    —
  • TDP up
    —
Technical details
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    —
  • L2-Cache
    —
  • L3-Cache
    2 MB
  • Part Number
    —
  • Release date
    Q4/2018
  • Socket
    —
  • Technology
    7 nm
  • Virtualization
    None
Positions in all rankings

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

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    794 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    710 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    568 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 980 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

681
HiSilicon Kirin 980
684
683
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

2378
HiSilicon Kirin 980
2411
2411
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

520 GFLOPS
HiSilicon Kirin 980
533 GFLOPS
527 GFLOPS

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

*

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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