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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G vs HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
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| HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G | |
CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 990 4G or HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G - 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 990 4G has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.86 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G was released in Q3/2019. The HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.86 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G was released in Q3/2019. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | HiSilicon Kirin (29) |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 (3) | CPU group | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (3) |
| 8 | Generation | 8 |
| Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 | Architecture | Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 |
| Smartphone / Tablet | Segment | Smartphone / Tablet |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is 2.86 GHz while the HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G is at 2.86 GHz. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.86 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
A-Core | 2.86 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
| 2.09 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
B-Core | 2.36 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
| 1.86 GHz 4x Cortex-A55 |
C-Core | 1.95 GHz 4x Cortex-A55 |
NPU AI performanceThe performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G |
| HUAWEI HiAI 2.0 | AI hardware | HUAWEI HiAI 2.0 |
| Da Vinci Architecture. 1x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny | AI specifications | Da Vinci Architecture. 1x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny |
| -- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G or HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| ARM Mali-G76 MP16 | GPU | ARM Mali-G76 MP14 |
| 0.60 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.60 GHz |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.60 GHz |
| Bifrost 3 | GPU Generation | Bifrost 3 |
| 7 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
| 2 | Max. displays | 2 |
| 16 | Compute units | 14 |
| 256 | Shader | 224 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 4 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-G76 MP16 | GPU | ARM Mali-G76 MP14 |
| 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 990 4G can use up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G |
| LPDDR4X-2133 | Memory | LPDDR4X-4266 |
| 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 thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is 6 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G |
| 6 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 6 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is manufactured in 7 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G |
| 7 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 |
| Q3/2019 | Release date | Q3/2019 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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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 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 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 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 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 990 4G
ARM Mali-G76 MP16 @ 0.60 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
ARM Mali-G76 MP14 @ 0.60 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G |
| Huawei Mate 30 Pro | Unknown |
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