HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
Intel Atom x6425E
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G vs Intel Atom x6425E

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Released
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Q1/2021
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Which one of the central processing units is better: HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G or Intel Atom x6425E? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.

The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G has 8 cores and 8 threads with maximum working frequency of 2.40 GHz. The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G was released on Q2/2020.

The Intel Atom x6425E has 4 cores with 8 threads and 2.40 GHz of frequency. The Intel Atom x6425E was released on Q1/2021.

Differences
Reasons to consider
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
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  • Higher clock speed
    1.84 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
    Around -2% better clock speed
  • More number of cores
    8 left arrow 4
    2 times more threads
Reasons to consider
Intel Atom x6425E
Report a bug
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
    Around 20 % better overclocked clock speed
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
Intel Atom x6425E Intel Atom x6425E
CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and Intel Atom x6425E is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

  • Name
    HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G left arrow Intel Atom x6425E
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    HiSilicon Kirin left arrow Intel Atom
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    HiSilicon Kirin 980 left arrow Intel Atom x6000
CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G vs Intel Atom x6425E 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
    1.84 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.40 GHz left arrow 3.00 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
    1x Cortex-A76 left arrow --
  • B core
    3x Cortex-A76 left arrow --
  • C core
    4x Cortex-A55 left arrow --
Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and Intel Atom x6425E along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-G77 MP8 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Elkhart Lake)
  • GPU frequency
    0.80 GHz left arrow 0.50 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 0.75 GHz
  • Execution units
    8 left arrow 32
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    Vallhall 1 left arrow 11
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q1/2021
Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and Intel Atom x6425E. 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
    Decode 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 985 5G and Intel Atom x6425E 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-4266
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 64 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 985 5G and Intel Atom x6425E.

  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G or Intel Atom x6425E? 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)
    left arrow 12 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 985 5G and Intel Atom x6425E 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
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 left arrow Elkhart Lake
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow BGA 1296
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Part Number
    Hi6290 left arrow --
Devices using this processor

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and Intel Atom x6425E.

  • Used in
    Unknown left arrow Unknown
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