HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs Samsung Exynos 9610

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs Samsung Exynos 9610, compare of GPUs Mali-G72 MP3 and Mali-G71 MP8.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 960 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Exynos 9610 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests such as GeekBench 6, 5, GFXBench, PassMark, AnTuTu 8, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, Vellamo, Quadrant, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, Neocore, and how good the processors are in games Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite etc.

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy Kirin 960 or Exynos 9610 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2.

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 9610

11%

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

Kirin 960

50%

Exynos 9610

68%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 960

Exynos 9610

10%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 960	Exynos 9610
Total score	95769	160114
CPU	26819	44826
GPU	36393	60836
MEM	15324	25613
UX	17247	28823

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 960	Exynos 9610
Single-Core	247	444
Multi-Core	1115	1378

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 960	Exynos 9610
Frequency	2400 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	8 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	28.8	11.92
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB
L2 cache	4 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 9610 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-G72 MP3
GPU Frequency	1037 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	282	161
# of Cores	8	3
# 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		19.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	21.1	23.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	36.9	52.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	23.8	26.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	18.5	20.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	22.5	29.9
Real Racing 3	46.1	91.2
Sniper 3D	81.2	99
Need for Speed No Limits	51.7	72.9
Mortal Kombat X	59	75.5
CSR Racing 2	40.6	57.3

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		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
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 2/3CA
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 960 is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 9610 is better: 24
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

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 9610 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 9610 specs and review.