HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G | Samsung Exynos 4212 | |
CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G or Samsung Exynos 4212 - 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 990E 5G 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 990E 5G was released in Q3/2019. The Samsung Exynos 4212 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 4212 was released in Q3/2011. |
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HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Samsung Exynos (47) |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (3) | CPU group | Samsung Exynos 4212 (1) |
8 | Generation | 2 |
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 | Architecture | Cortex-A9 |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G is 2.86 GHz while the Samsung Exynos 4212 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 4212 is at 1.50 GHz. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G | Characteristic | Samsung Exynos 4212 |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.86 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
A-Core | 1.50 GHz 2x Cortex-A9 |
2.36 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
B-Core | -- |
1.95 GHz 4x Cortex-A55 |
C-Core | -- |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProcessors 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. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G | Characteristic | Samsung Exynos 4212 |
HUAWEI HiAI 2.0 | AI hardware | -- |
Da Vinci Architecture. 1x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny | AI specifications | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G or Samsung Exynos 4212 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 MP14 | GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 |
0.60 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.40 GHz |
0.60 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 0.40 GHz |
Bifrost 3 | GPU Generation | Utgard |
7 nm | Technology | 28nm |
2 | Max. displays | 1 |
14 | Compute units | 4 |
224 | Shader | 64 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
4 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
12 | DirectX Version | 0 |
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 MP14 | GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G can use up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Samsung Exynos 4212 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G | Characteristic | Samsung Exynos 4212 |
LPDDR4X-4266 | Memory | LPDDR2-400 |
8 GB | Max. Memory | |
4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 0 |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
No | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB |
2.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
-- | PCIe version | -- |
-- | PCIe lanes | -- |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G is 6 W, while the Samsung Exynos 4212 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G | Characteristic | Samsung Exynos 4212 |
6 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G is manufactured in 7 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 4212 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G | Characteristic | Samsung Exynos 4212 |
7 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Unknown |
Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv7-A (32 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | -- |
-- | Socket | -- |
None | Virtualization | None |
No | AES-NI | No |
Android | Operating systems | Android |
Q3/2019 | Release date | Q3/2011 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
ARM Mali-G76 MP14 @ 0.60 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 4212
ARM Mali-400 MP4 @ 0.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 4212
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 4212
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 4212
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 4212
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G | Samsung Exynos 4212 |
Unknown | Unknown |