HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
VS
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
VS
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
Name
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
Mobile
Segment
Mobile
HiSilicon Kirin 980
CPU group
HiSilicon Kirin 810/820
HiSilicon Kirin
Family
HiSilicon Kirin
6
Generation
6
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Predecessor
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Successor
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G or HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

1.84 GHz
Frequency
1.84 GHz
8
CPU Cores
8
2.40 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
2.22 GHz
8
CPU Threads
8
No
Hyperthreading
No
No
Overclocking
No
2.58 GHz
Turbo (8 Cores)
1.84 GHz
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Core architecture
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
1x Cortex-A76
A core
3x Cortex-A76
3x Cortex-A76
B core
3x Cortex-A55
4x Cortex-A55
C core
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Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G or HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G. 

ARM Mali-G77 MP8
GPU name
ARM Mali-G57 MP6
0.80 GHz
GPU frequency
0.85 GHz
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
Vallhall 1
Generation
Vallhall 1
12
DirectX Version
12
11
Execution units
6
176
Shader
96
1
Max. displays
2
7 nm
Technology
7 nm
Q2/2019
Release date
Q2/2020
4 GB
Max. GPU Memory
4 GB

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VC-1
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
AVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
No
AV1
Decode

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

LPDDR4X-2133
Memory type
no data
4
Memory channels
no data
No
ECC
no data

Memory & PCIe

no data
Memory type
LPDDR4X-2133
no data
ECC
No
no data
Memory channels
4

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

No
AES-NI
No

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

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Tjunction max.
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TDP up
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TDP down
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TDP (PL1)
6 W
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TDP (PL2)
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Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

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L3-Cache
2.00 MB
7 nm
Technology
7 nm
Architecture
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
None
Virtualization
None
N/A
Socket
N/A
Q2/2020
Release date
Q1/2021
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
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L2-Cache
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Hi6290
Part Number
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Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Huawei Nova 7 SE Huawei Nova 8

User rating

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