HiSilicon Kirin 955 | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | |
CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 955 or HiSilicon Kirin 980 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The HiSilicon Kirin 955 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 955 was released in Q2/2016. The HiSilicon Kirin 980 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 980 was released in Q4/2018. |
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HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | HiSilicon Kirin (29) |
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2) | CPU group | HiSilicon Kirin 980 (2) |
4 | Generation | 7 |
Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 955 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz. The HiSilicon Kirin 980 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 955 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
8 | Cores | 8 |
8 | Threads | 8 |
hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.50 GHz 4x Cortex-A72 |
A-Core | 2.60 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
1.80 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | 1.92 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
-- | C-Core | 1.80 GHz 4x Cortex-A55 |
Internal GraphicsThe integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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ARM Mali-T880 MP4 | GPU | ARM Mali-G76 MP10 |
0.90 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.72 GHz |
0.90 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
Midgard 4 | GPU Generation | Bifrost 3 |
16 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
2 | Max. displays | 2 |
4 | Compute units | 10 |
64 | Shader | 160 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
-- | Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB |
11 | DirectX Version | 12 |
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 | ARM Mali-G76 MP10 |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec VC-1 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe HiSilicon Kirin 955 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 980 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 955 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
LPDDR4, LPDDR3 | Memory | LPDDR4X-2133 |
Max. Memory | 8 GB | |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
No | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 2.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | -- |
-- | PCIe lanes | -- |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The HiSilicon Kirin 955 has a TDP of --, that of the HiSilicon Kirin 980 is 6 W. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 955 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
-- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 6 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 955 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the HiSilicon Kirin 980 cache has a total of 2.00 MB. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 955 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
16 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | -- |
-- | Socket | -- |
None | Virtualization | None |
No | AES-NI | No |
Android | Operating systems | Android |
Q2/2016 | Release date | Q4/2018 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 955
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980
ARM Mali-G76 MP10 @ 0.72 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 955 | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
Unknown | Huawei P30 Huawei P30 Pro Huawei Honor 20 Huawei Honor 20 Pro Huawei Mate 20 Huawei Mate 20 Pro Huawei Nova 5T |