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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
Summary
At the time of its introduction, the HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G was a notable mobile processor. Manufactured using the 7nm process, it offered a good balance of energy efficiency and processing power. Its architecture, based on Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores, provided solid everyday performance.
The integrated graphics unit, an ARM Mali-G77 MP8, enabled smooth gaming at the time. It also offered appealing visuals for more demanding applications. Even today, the HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G can still impress, although newer chipsets are available. It forms a reliable basis for many everyday tasks.
We note that even more complex programs still run smoothly on it. 5G connectivity was a clear selling point at the time. Even today, it is still very useful for fast data transfers. This chip was a testament to HiSilicon's capabilities in mobile processor development. It remains a functional choice for devices of its generation.
The integrated graphics unit, an ARM Mali-G77 MP8, enabled smooth gaming at the time. It also offered appealing visuals for more demanding applications. Even today, the HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G can still impress, although newer chipsets are available. It forms a reliable basis for many everyday tasks.
We note that even more complex programs still run smoothly on it. 5G connectivity was a clear selling point at the time. Even today, it is still very useful for fast data transfers. This chip was a testament to HiSilicon's capabilities in mobile processor development. It remains a functional choice for devices of its generation.
- 7 nm manufacturing
- Cortex-A76 Architecture
- Integrated Mali-G77 MP8 graphics
- 5G Connectivity
Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
8C / 8T · 2.30 GHz
MediaTek Dimensity 7020
102 %
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.58 GHz
HiSilicon Kirin 980
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.60 GHz
8C / 8T · 2.40 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
102 %
8C / 8T · 2.45 GHz
Apple A11 Bionic
102 %
6C / 6T · 2.39 GHz
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.58 GHz
8C / 8T · 2.60 GHz
8C / 8T · 2.00 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Samsung Exynos 1080
119 %
ARM Mali-G78 MP10
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
110 %
Qualcomm Adreno 640
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
100 %
ARM Mali-G77 MP8
Qualcomm Adreno 730
Apple A10X Fusion
94 %
Apple A10X
AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
HiSilicon Kirin 980
101 %
8C / 8T · 2.60 GHz
MediaTek Dimensity 820
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.60 GHz
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.58 GHz
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
Samsung Exynos 9820
97 %
8C / 8T · 2.70 GHz
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Specifications
At a glance
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Family | HiSilicon Kirin (29) |
| CPU group | HiSilicon Kirin 980 (2) |
| Architecture | Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 |
| Technology | 7 nm |
| Segment | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | |
| Generation | 7 |
| Predecessor | |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 1x Cortex-A76 2.58 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 3x Cortex-A76 2.40 GHz |
| Core Cluster 3: | 4x Cortex-A55 1.84 GHz |
| L2-Cache | |
| L3-Cache | |
| Overclocking | No |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| GPU name | ARM Mali-G77 MP8 |
| GPU frequency | 0.80 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 8 / 128 |
| Raytracing | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 1 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB |
| Technology | 7 nm |
| Release date | Q2/2019 |
Memory & PCIe
| Memory type | Memory bandwidth |
|---|---|
| LPDDR4X-2133 | -- |
| Property | Value |
| Max. Memory | |
| Memory channels | 4 |
| ECC | ✗ |
| PCIe | |
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| TDP | |
| TDP (PL2) | |
| TDP up | |
| TDP down | |
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Android |
| Instruction set | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | |
| Release date | Q2/2020 |
| Release price | |
| Documents |
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