HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G review - Specs and Benchmarks

Below are the basic specifications of the HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G processor developed on the architecture. The serial production start date Q2/2020, the technological process 7 nm, the clock frequency 1.84 GHz. The CPU has 8 cores, overclocked clock speed 2.40 GHz.
Before choosing a CPU, check the socket type of the motherboard, the form factor of the RAM modules and the power of the power supply.

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Overview of the HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G processor, its main characteristics and performance in synthetic tests. You can compare two processors and choose the best one by evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of each.

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

Name: HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G   Segment: Mobile
CPU group: HiSilicon Kirin 980
Family: HiSilicon Kirin   Generation: 6
Predecessor: --   Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Characteristics affecting directly the performance of the processor. Operating frequency and frequency in turbo mode, overclocking, hypertrading number of cores and threads. The more the better.

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

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. 

GPU name: ARM Mali-G77 MP8
GPU frequency: 0.80 GHz   GPU (Turbo): No turbo
Generation: Vallhall 1   DirectX Version: 12
Execution units: 11   Shader: 176
Max. displays: 1   Technology: 7 nm
Release date: Q2/2019   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.

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

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

Memory type: LPDDR4X-2133   Memory channels: 4
ECC: No  

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

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.

Tjunction max.: --   TDP up: --
TDP down: --   TDP (PL2): --

Technical details

Key processor parameters. Pay attention to the manufacturing process technology (measured in nanometers), second and third level cache (L2, L3), socket.

L3-Cache: --   Technology: 7 nm
Virtualization: None   Socket: N/A
Release date: Q2/2020   Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
L2-Cache: --  
Part Number: Hi6290

Devices using this processor

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

Used in: Unknown
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