HiSilicon Kirin 970 Benchmark, Test and specs
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The HiSilicon Kirin 970 is a 8 core processor. It can process 8 threads concurrently and is based on the 6. gen of the HiSilicon Kirin series. The processor was released in Q3/2017. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 scores 349 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 1,455 points.
| Name: | HiSilicon Kirin 970 |
|---|---|
| Family: | HiSilicon Kirin (29) |
| CPU group: | HiSilicon Kirin 970 (1) |
| Architecture: | Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 6 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The 8 CPU cores of the HiSilicon Kirin 970 clock with 2.40 GHz. The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 8 / 8 |
|---|---|
| Core architecture: | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| A-Core: | 4x Cortex-A73 |
| B-Core: | 4x Cortex-A53 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | No |
|---|---|
| Overclocking: | No |
| A-Core Frequency: | 2.40 GHz |
| B-Core Frequency: | 1.84 GHz |
Internal Graphics
With the ARM Mali-G72 MP12, the HiSilicon Kirin 970 has an build in graphic solution. It has 12 SM processors, which have a total of 192 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.
| GPU name: | ARM Mali-G72 MP12 |
|---|---|
| GPU frequency: | 0.75 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | No turbo |
| Compute units: | 12 |
| Shader: | 192 |
| Hardware Raytracing: | No |
| Release date: | Q3/2017 |
| Max. displays: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Generation: | Bifrost 2 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 16 nm |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 2 GB |
| Frame Generation: | No |
Hardware codec support
Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
|---|---|
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | No |
|---|---|
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode / Encode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe HiSilicon Kirin 970 supports up to 8 GB memory in up to 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of --. |
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| Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
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| LPDDR4X-2133 | -- |
| Max. Memory: | 8 GB |
| Memory channels: | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | |
| PCIe Bandwidth: | -- |
Thermal ManagementWith the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 has a TDP of 9 W. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 9 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
The HiSilicon Kirin 970 has a 2.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.
| Technology: | 10 nm |
|---|---|
| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | -- |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 2.00 MB |
| AES-NI: | No |
| Operating systems: | Android |
| Virtualization: | None |
|---|---|
| Instruction set (ISA): | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | -- |
| Release date: | Q3/2017 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the HiSilicon Kirin 970 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
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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