HiSilicon Kirin 970 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980
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CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 970 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 970 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 was released in Q3/2017. 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 970 (1) | CPU group | HiSilicon Kirin 980 (2) |
| 6 | Generation | 7 |
| Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 970 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz. The HiSilicon Kirin 980 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 970 | 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 |
| 2.40 GHz 4x Cortex-A73 |
A-Core | 2.60 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
| 1.84 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-G72 MP12 | GPU | ARM Mali-G76 MP10 |
| 0.75 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.72 GHz |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| Bifrost 2 | GPU Generation | Bifrost 3 |
| 16 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
| 1 | Max. displays | 2 |
| 12 | Compute units | 10 |
| 192 | Shader | 160 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB |
| 12 | 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-G72 MP12 | GPU | ARM Mali-G76 MP10 |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VC-1 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe HiSilicon Kirin 970 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 980 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
| LPDDR4X-2133 | Memory | LPDDR4X-2133 |
| 8 GB | Max. Memory | 8 GB |
| 4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| -- | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 2.00 MB | 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 970 has a TDP of 9 W, that of the HiSilicon Kirin 980 is 6 W. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
| 9 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 6 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 970 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the HiSilicon Kirin 980 cache has a total of 2.00 MB. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
| 10 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 |
| Q3/2017 | Release date | Q4/2018 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
ARM Mali-G72 MP12 @ 0.75 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980
ARM Mali-G76 MP10 @ 0.72 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
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AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.
In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 970 | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
| Huawei Honor 10 Huawei Note 10 Huawei Play Huawei Honor View 10 Huawei Mate 10 Pro Huawei P20 Huawei Nova 3 Huawei Nova 4 |
Huawei P30 Huawei P30 Pro Huawei Honor 20 Huawei Honor 20 Pro Huawei Mate 20 Huawei Mate 20 Pro Huawei Nova 5T |
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