HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G VS MediaTek Helio G95

Comparison of video cards HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G vs MediaTek Helio G95 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of MediaTek Helio G95

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Higher clock speed

2.00 GHz 1.84 GHz

Around -9% better clock speed

Top features of HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G

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Higher turbo clock speed

2.40 GHz 2.05 GHz

Around 15 % better overclocked clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

MediaTek Helio G95 HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of MediaTek Helio G95 and HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	MediaTek Helio G95 HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Family	Mediatek Dimensity HiSilicon Kirin
Generation	1 7
CPU group	MediaTek Helio G90 HiSilicon Kirin 980

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare MediaTek Helio G95 vs HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	2.00 GHz 1.84 GHz
CPU Cores	8 8
Turbo (1 Core)	2.05 GHz 2.40 GHz
CPU Threads	8 8
Turbo (8 Cores)	2.00 GHz 2.58 GHz
Hyperthreading	No No
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
A core	2x Cortex-A76 1x Cortex-A76
B core	6x Cortex-A55 3x Cortex-A76
C core	-- 4x Cortex-A55

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in MediaTek Helio G95 and HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	ARM Mali-G76 MP4 ARM Mali-G77 MP8
GPU frequency	0.90 GHz 0.80 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	4 8
Shader	64 128
Max. GPU Memory	4 GB 4 GB
Max. displays	2 1
Generation	Bifrost 3 Vallhall 1
DirectX Version	12 12
Technology	7 nm 7 nm
Release date	Q3/2018 Q2/2019

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between MediaTek Helio G95 and HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between MediaTek Helio G95 and HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	LPDDR4X-2133 LPDDR4X-2133
Max. Memory	10 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 4

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs MediaTek Helio G95 and HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	No No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for MediaTek Helio G95 or HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for MediaTek Helio G95 and HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	None None
Architecture	Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
Technology	12 nm 7 nm
Socket	N/A N/A
Release date	Q3/2019 Q2/2020
Part Number	MT6785V/CD Hi6290