HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Intel Pentium B980 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 950 and the Intel Pentium B980 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the HiSilicon Kirin 950 8 core processor released in Q4/2015 with the Intel Pentium B980 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2012. |
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HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Intel Pentium (150) |
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2) | CPU group | Intel Pentium 900 (10) |
4 | Generation | 3 |
Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Sandy Bridge U |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 950 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium B980 clocks with 2.40 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium B980 |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.30 GHz 4x Cortex-A72 |
A-Core | 2.40 GHz |
1.80 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback. |
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ARM Mali-T880 MP4 | GPU | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) |
0.90 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.65 GHz |
0.90 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 1.15 GHz |
Midgard 4 | GPU Generation | 6 |
16 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
2 | Max. displays | 2 |
4 | Compute units | 6 |
64 | Shader | 48 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
-- | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
11 | DirectX Version | 10.1 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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ARM Mali-T880 MP4 | GPU | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeUp to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 950, while the Intel Pentium B980 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium B980 |
LPDDR4 | Memory | DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 |
Max. Memory | 16 GB | |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 2.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 2.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 16 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe HiSilicon Kirin 950 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Pentium B980 is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium B980 |
-- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 35 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | 85 °C |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 950 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 16 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium B980 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium B980 |
16 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
-- | Socket | PGA 988 |
None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q4/2015 | Release date | Q2/2012 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B980
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.15 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Intel Pentium B980 |
Unknown | Unknown |