HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c

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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in 2020.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (2) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c (2)
7 Generation 2
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Kryo 468
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2

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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c clocks with 2.40 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.58 GHz
1x Cortex-A76
A-Core 2.40 GHz
2x Kryo 468 Gold
2.40 GHz
3x Cortex-A76
B-Core 2.40 GHz
6x Kryo 468 Silver
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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 692 @ 5 TOPS

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 Qualcomm Adreno 618
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Vallhall 1 GPU Generation 6
7 nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 2
8 Compute units --
128 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.1

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 Qualcomm Adreno 618
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 17.1 GB/s enabled.

HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
LPDDR4X-2133 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory 8 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 7 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 8 nm.

HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
7 nm Technology 8 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
Q2/2020 Release date 2020
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c (77%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c (62%)

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 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
524 (77%)

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 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1559 (62%)

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%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.70 GHz
358 (44%)

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%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
5 (100%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
Unknown HP Chromebook x2 11
Acer Aspire 1 A114-61

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