HiSilicon Kirin 980 Benchmark, Test and specs
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The HiSilicon Kirin 980 has 8 CPU cores and can process 8 threads at the same time. The processor was presented in Q4/2018 and is based on the 7. Generation of the HiSilicon Kirin series. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the HiSilicon Kirin 980 achieved a result of 681 points (single-core) or 2,576 points (multi-core).
| Name: | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
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| Family: | HiSilicon Kirin (29) |
| CPU group: | HiSilicon Kirin 980 (2) |
| Architecture: | Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 7 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The HiSilicon Kirin 980 has 8 cores. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 980 is 2.60 GHz. An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 8 / 8 |
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| Core architecture: | hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) |
| A-Core: | 2x Cortex-A76 |
| B-Core: | 2x Cortex-A76 |
| C-Core: | 4x Cortex-A55 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | No |
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| Overclocking: | No |
| A-Core Frequency: | 2.60 GHz |
| B-Core Frequency: | 1.92 GHz |
| C-Core Frequency: | 1.80 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The HiSilicon Kirin 980 has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The HiSilicon Kirin 980 has the ARM Mali-G76 MP10 installed, which has 10 streaming multiprocessors (160 shaders).
| GPU name: | ARM Mali-G76 MP10 |
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| GPU frequency: | 0.72 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | No turbo |
| Compute units: | 10 |
| Shader: | 160 |
| Hardware Raytracing: | No |
| Release date: | Q3/2018 |
| Max. displays: | 2 |
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| Generation: | Bifrost 3 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 7 nm |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 4 GB |
| Frame Generation: | No |
Hardware codec support
Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
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| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | No |
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| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode / Encode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe HiSilicon Kirin 980 supports a maximum of 8 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory 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 ManagementThe HiSilicon Kirin 980 has a TDP of 6 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 6 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The HiSilicon Kirin 980 is made in 7 nm and has 2.00 MB cache.
| Technology: | 7 nm |
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| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | -- |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 2.00 MB |
| AES-NI: | No |
| Operating systems: | Android |
| Virtualization: | None |
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| Instruction set (ISA): | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | -- |
| Release date: | Q4/2018 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the HiSilicon Kirin 980 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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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
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