HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs MediaTek Helio G95

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs MediaTek Helio G95, compare of GPUs Mali-G76 3EEMC4 and Mali-G76 MP18.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 990 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Helio G95 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, Neocore, PassMark, GFXBench, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of processors in Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Kirin 990 5G or Helio G95 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 990 5G

32%

Helio G95

22%

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

Kirin 990 5G

73%

Helio G95

66%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 990 5G

29%

Helio G95

19%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 990 5G	Helio G95
Total score	456731	308396
CPU	127884	86348
GPU	173566	117182
MEM	73076	49333
UX	82211	55511

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 990 5G	Helio G95
Single-Core	945	690
Multi-Core	3118	2348

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 990 5G	Helio G95
Frequency	2860 MHz	2050 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 2x2.36 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.05 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 6x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	12 Gb	10 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	2133
Memory bandwidth	31.78
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 990 5G is 28% better than Helio G95 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G76 MP18	Mali-G76 3EEMC4
GPU Frequency	950 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	581.14	279
# of Cores	18	4
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2520 x 1080 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	28.4	29.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	57.5	53.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	59.6	47.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	43.6	40.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	50.7	44.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	77.2	65.9
Real Racing 3	74.5	94.6
Sniper 3D	131.1	104.1
Need for Speed No Limits	83.4	56.8
Mortal Kombat X	86.4	54.4
CSR Racing 2	65.6	52

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	32 MP	64 MP
Dual Camera resolution		24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	240
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	21	4G LTE WorldMode modem
Download speed	1400 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	900 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G is better: 30
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio G95 is better: 8
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Kirin 990 5G and Helio G95, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 990 5G SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 990 5G specs and review.

Helio G95 SoC - all data

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

• Helio G95 specs and review.