HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G vs MediaTek Helio G36

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G with MediaTek Helio G36. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 1x 2.58 GHz – Cortex-A76
3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76
4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex-A55
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A75
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 7 nm 12 nm
TDP 6 Watt 2.2 Watt
Neural Processing Ascend D110 Lite + Ascend D100 Tiny, HUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 12 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 3.0 eMMC 5.1

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G77 MP8 Imagination PowerVR GE8320
GPU Architecture Valhall Rogue
GPU frequency 700 MHz 680 MHz
Execution units 8 1
Shaders 128 64
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.1 1.2
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.2 1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3120x1440 2400x1080@90Hz
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP 1x 50MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fp FullHD@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 1.4 Gbps 0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.2 Gbps 0.150 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2020 Quarter 2 2022 Quarter 1
Partnumber Hi6290
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Low-end

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Kirin 985 5G
467882
Helio G36
103140

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Kirin 985 5G
699
Helio G36
175

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Kirin 985 5G
2593
Helio G36
722