HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G vs Intel Core i9-11950H

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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-11950H
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G Intel Core i9-11950H

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and the Intel Core i9-11950H and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G 8 core processor released in Q2/2020 with the Intel Core i9-11950H which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2021.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (2) CPU group Intel Core i 11000H (17)
7 Generation 11
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Tiger Lake H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.58 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i9-11950H clocks with 2.60 GHz (5.00 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G Characteristic Intel Core i9-11950H
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 16
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.58 GHz
1x Cortex-A76
A-Core 2.60 GHz (5.00 GHz)
2.40 GHz
3x Cortex-A76
B-Core --
1.84 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
C-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G Characteristic Intel Core i9-11950H
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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.

ARM Mali-G77 MP8 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU)
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.45 GHz
Vallhall 1 GPU Generation 11
7 nm Technology 10 nm
1 Max. displays 3
8 Compute units 32
128 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A 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.

ARM Mali-G77 MP8 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU)
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
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G, while the Intel Core i9-11950H supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.

HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G Characteristic Intel Core i9-11950H
LPDDR4X-2133 Memory DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 128 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 24.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i9-11950H is 45 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G Characteristic Intel Core i9-11950H
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 35 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 7 nm. The cache of Intel Core i9-11950H is at 24.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G Characteristic Intel Core i9-11950H
7 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
-- Socket BGA 1787
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q2/2021
-- Release price 556 $
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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.
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
684 (42%)
Intel Core i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1645 (100%)

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.
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
2517 (30%)
Intel Core i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
8311 (100%)

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.
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
ARM Mali-G77 MP8 @ 0.80 GHz
819 (100%)
Intel Core i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz
742 (91%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1574 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
12836 (100%)

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.
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
2129 (100%)

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.
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
9535 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
610 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
5547 (100%)

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.
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
406830 (100%)
Intel Core i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
112 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
21792 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 2.60 GHz
5155 (100%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G Intel Core i9-11950H
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