HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G vs Intel Core i3-6100U

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and Intel Core i3-6100U is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G Intel Core i3-6100U
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  HiSilicon Kirin Intel Core i3
• Generation
  7 6
• CPU group
  HiSilicon Kirin 980 Intel Core i 6000U

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G vs Intel Core i3-6100U 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 2.30 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.40 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  8 4
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) normal
• A core
  1x Cortex-A76 --
• B core
  3x Cortex-A76 --
• C core
  4x Cortex-A55 --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and Intel Core i3-6100U 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 Intel HD Graphics 520
• GPU frequency
  0.80 GHz 0.30 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.00 GHz
• Execution units
  8 24
• Shader
  128 192
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 32 GB
• Max. displays
  1 3
• Generation
  Vallhall 1 9
• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Technology
  7 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2019 Q3/2015

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and Intel Core i3-6100U. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and Intel Core i3-6100U 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 DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMMDDR4-2133LPDDR3-1866
• Max. Memory
  32 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  4 2
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  12

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and Intel Core i3-6100U.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G or Intel Core i3-6100U? 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)
  15 W
• TDP down
  -- 7.5 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 100 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and Intel Core i3-6100U CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L3-Cache
  -- 3.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Skylake U
• Technology
  7 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  N/A BGA 1356
• Release date
  Q2/2020 Q3/2015
• Part Number
  Hi6290 --

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and Intel Core i3-6100U.

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