HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430, comparison of GPUs Mali-T628 MP6 and Mali-T628 MP6.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 930 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 5 Octa 5430 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A15). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software like Geekbench, Neocore, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, GFXBench, AnTuTu, PassMark, PCMark, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processors is better to buy Kirin 930 or Exynos 5 Octa 5430 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Kirin 930

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Kirin 930

48%

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

36%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 930

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Kirin 930	Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Total score	48734	56436
CPU	13635	15801
GPU	18519	21452
MEM	7790	9024
UX	8765	10151

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Kirin 930	Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Single-Core	129	146
Multi-Core	595	657

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 930	Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Frequency	2200 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	20 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A15 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	1650
Memory bandwidth	28	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 930 is 9% better than Exynos 5 Octa 5430 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T628 MP6	Mali-T628 MP6
GPU Frequency	680 MHz	680 MHz
GFloPS	176	176
# of Cores	6	6
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	16.8	18.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	40.7	47.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.8	32.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.9	28.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	34.2	39.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	51.7	59.9
Real Racing 3	55.6	40.4
Sniper 3D	61.2	51.7
Need for Speed No Limits	38.9	51.7
Mortal Kombat X	40.3	51.7
CSR Racing 2	38.9	38.8

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	20 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	42 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	11 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 930 is better: 12
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430 is better: 19
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Kirin 930 and Exynos 5 Octa 5430, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 930 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark

• Kirin 930 specs and review.

Exynos 5 Octa 5430 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark

• Exynos 5 Octa 5430 specs and review.