HiSilicon Kirin 980
Intel Celeron J6412
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HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Intel Celeron J6412

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Which one of the central processing units is better: HiSilicon Kirin 980 or Intel Celeron J6412? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.

The HiSilicon Kirin 980 has 8 cores and 8 threads with maximum working frequency of 1.90 GHz. The HiSilicon Kirin 980 was released on Q4/2018.

The Intel Celeron J6412 has 4 cores with 8 threads and 1.90 GHz of frequency. The Intel Celeron J6412 was released on Q1/2021.

Differences
Reasons to consider
HiSilicon Kirin 980
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  • More number of cores
    8 left arrow 4
    2 times more threads
  • Performance per watt
    6 W left arrow 10 W
    About 1.67 0.97 times less performance per watt
Reasons to consider
Intel Celeron J6412
Report a bug
  • Higher clock speed
    2.00 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
    Around 10% better clock speed
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    2.60 GHz left arrow 1.90 GHz
    Around 27 % better overclocked clock speed
Performance tests
Real tests HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Intel Celeron J6412
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
HiSilicon Kirin 980 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Intel Celeron J6412 Intel Celeron J6412
CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 980 and Intel Celeron J6412 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

  • Name
    HiSilicon Kirin 980 left arrow Intel Celeron J6412
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    HiSilicon Kirin left arrow Intel Celeron
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 11
  • CPU group
    HiSilicon Kirin 980 left arrow Intel Celeron J6000/N6000
CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Intel Celeron J6412 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.

  • Frequency
    1.80 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    1.90 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • A core
    2x Cortex-A76 left arrow --
  • B core
    2x Cortex-A76 left arrow --
  • C core
    4x Cortex-A55 left arrow --
Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 980 and Intel Celeron J6412 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-G76 MP10 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Elkhart Lake)
  • GPU frequency
    0.72 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 0.80 GHz
  • Execution units
    10 left arrow 16
  • Shader
    160 left arrow 128
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    Bifrost 3 left arrow 11
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2018 left arrow Q1/2021
Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 980 and Intel Celeron J6412. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 980 and Intel Celeron J6412 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.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-2133 left arrow DDR4-3200LPDDR4X-3733
  • Max. Memory
    8 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 8
Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 980 and Intel Celeron J6412.

  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 980 or Intel Celeron J6412? 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.

  • TDP (PL1)
    6 W left arrow 10 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 105 °C
Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 980 and Intel Celeron J6412 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 1.50 MB
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow --
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 left arrow Elkhart Lake
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow BGA 1493
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow Q1/2021
Devices using this processor

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 980 and Intel Celeron J6412.

  • Used in
    Huawei P30Huawei P30 ProHuawei Honor 20Huawei Honor 20 ProHuawei Mate 20Huawei Mate 20 ProHuawei Nova 5T left arrow Unknown
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