HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T880 MP12 and Mali-G71 MP8.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 960 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is octa-core (Exynos Mongoose). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as 3DMark, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, Quadrant, AnTuTu, PassMark, GFXBench, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, Geekbench, and how good the chipsets are in games Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 960 or Exynos 8 Octa 8890 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, CSR Racing 2.

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 960

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

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

Kirin 960

50%

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 960

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 960	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Total score	95769	123350
CPU	26819	34536
GPU	36393	46875
MEM	15324	19745
UX	17247	22212

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 960	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Single-Core	247	252
Multi-Core	1115	1110

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 960	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Frequency	2400 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.3 GHz Exynos Mongoose 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	28.8	26.82
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L3 cache
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 960 is 4% better than Exynos 8 Octa 8890 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP8	Mali-T880 MP12
GPU Frequency	1037 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	282	265
# of Cores	8	12
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	4096 x 2160 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		24.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	21.1	47.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	36.9	50.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	23.8	26.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	18.5	43.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	22.5	61.7
Real Racing 3	46.1	75.6
Sniper 3D	81.2	80.6
Need for Speed No Limits	51.7	80.6
Mortal Kombat X	59	58
CSR Racing 2	40.6	70.6

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	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution		24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE Cat.12/13 2/3 CA
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 960 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is better: 23
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Kirin 960 and Exynos 8 Octa 8890, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 960 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 960 specs and review.

Exynos 8 Octa 8890 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 8 Octa 8890 specs and review.