Intel Pentium 2129Y | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Pentium 2129Y 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 Intel Pentium 2129Y has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.10 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 2129Y was released in Q1/2013. 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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Intel Pentium (150) | Family | HiSilicon Kirin (29) |
Intel Pentium 2000 (5) | CPU group | HiSilicon Kirin 980 (2) |
4 | Generation | 7 |
Ivy Bridge U | Architecture | Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium 2129Y has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 2129Y is 1.10 GHz while the HiSilicon Kirin 980 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 980 is at 2.60 GHz. |
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Intel Pentium 2129Y | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
2 | Cores | 8 |
2 | Threads | 8 |
normal | Core architecture | hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
1.10 GHz | A-Core | 2.60 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
-- | B-Core | 1.92 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
-- | C-Core | 1.80 GHz 4x Cortex-A55 |
Internal GraphicsThe Intel Pentium 2129Y or HiSilicon Kirin 980 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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Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) | GPU | ARM Mali-G76 MP10 |
0.35 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.72 GHz |
0.85 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
7 | GPU Generation | Bifrost 3 |
22 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
3 | Max. displays | 2 |
6 | Compute units | 10 |
48 | Shader | 160 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB |
11.0 | 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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Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) | GPU | ARM Mali-G76 MP10 |
No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode / Encode |
Decode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Pentium 2129Y can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 980 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --. |
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Intel Pentium 2129Y | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 | Memory | LPDDR4X-2133 |
32 GB | Max. Memory | 8 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
25.6 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
No | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
2.00 MB | L3 Cache | 2.00 MB |
2.0 | PCIe version | -- |
16 | PCIe lanes | -- |
8.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium 2129Y is 10 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 980 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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Intel Pentium 2129Y | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
10 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 6 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
90 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium 2129Y is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 980 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache. |
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Intel Pentium 2129Y | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
22 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | ISA extensions | -- |
BGA 1023 | Socket | -- |
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
Yes | AES-NI | No |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Android |
Q1/2013 | Release date | Q4/2018 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
Intel Pentium 2129Y
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 0.85 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980
ARM Mali-G76 MP10 @ 0.72 GHz |
Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Pentium 2129Y | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
Unknown | Huawei P30 Huawei P30 Pro Huawei Honor 20 Huawei Honor 20 Pro Huawei Mate 20 Huawei Mate 20 Pro Huawei Nova 5T |