Comparisons 11-03-2021
Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs Samsung Exynos 1080, comparison of GPUs Mali-G76 MP18 and Mali-G78 MP24.
This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 990 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Exynos 1080 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A78). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as PCMark, Geekbench 5, Octane V2, 3DMark, Neocore, PassMark, Quadrant, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu 8, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, and how good the processors are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, PUBG etc.
After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Kirin 990 5G or Exynos 1080 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.
Summary benchmark resultsAs 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 | 88% |
Exynos 1080 | 99% |
Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)| Kirin 990 5G | 77% |
Exynos 1080 | 91% |
Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming| Kirin 990 5G | 83% |
Exynos 1080 | 97% |
Antutu 8Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed | Kirin 990 5G |
Exynos 1080 | | Total score | 456731 | 676347 | | CPU | 145457 | 196254 | | GPU | 153240 | 275018 | | MEM | 85197 | 106639 | | UX | 72537 | 98702 |
GeekBench 5.2This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Kirin 990 5G |
Exynos 1080 | | Single-Core | 945 | 1023 | | Multi-Core | 3118 | 3731 |
Comparison of specifications
CPU and Memory | Kirin 990 5G |
Exynos 1080 | | Frequency | 2860 MHz | 3000 MHz | | Cores | 8 | 8 | | Bit | 64 | 64 | | Lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm | | Transistors count | | | | Core configuration | 2x2.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A76
2x2.36 GHz ARM Cortex-A76
4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 | 4x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A78
4x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 | | Power consumption (TDP) | 6 W | 9 W | | Memory type | LPDDR4x | LPDDR5 | | Max. Memory | 12 Gb | 8 Gb | | Memory Frequency | 1600 | 1866 | | Memory bandwidth | 31.78 | 44 | | Neural Processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes | | L1 cache | | | | L2 cache | 512 KB | | | L3 cache | | 4 MB | | Instruction set architecture (ISA) | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.3-A |
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Exynos 1080 is 4% better than Kirin 990 5G 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-G78 MP24 | | GPU Frequency | 950 MHz | 650 MHz | | GFloPS | 581.14 | 1076 | | # of Cores | 18 | 24 | | # 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 | 28.4 | 25.5 | | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile) | 57.5 | 79.5 | | Garena Free Fire - The Cobra | 59.6 | 47.7 | | Call of Duty: Mobile | 43.6 | 43.1 | | Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile) | 50.7 | 67.7 | | Minecraft: Pocket Edition | 77.2 | 99.7 | | Real Racing 3 | 74.5 | 59.6 | | Sniper 3D | 131.1 | 76.3 | | Need for Speed No Limits | 83.4 | 57.2 | | Mortal Kombat X | 86.4 | 69.2 | | CSR Racing 2 | 65.6 | 66.8 |
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 8 and GeekBench 5.2 becnmarks.
Cameras| Camera resolution | 32 MP | 240 MP | | Dual Camera resolution | | 48 MP | | Image Signal Processor (ISP) | | | | Video Encoding FPS | 60 | 120 | | Video Encoding resolution | 4K, 2K, FullHD | 8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD | | Codec support | H.264, H.265/HEVC | H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9 |
Networks and Navigation| Modem | 21 | Exynos Modem 5200 | | Download speed | 1400 MBit/s. | 14000 MBit/s. | | Upload speed | 900 MBit/s. | 12000 MBit/s. | | Navigation | GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou | Galileo, QZSS, GPS, Glonass, Beidou, SBAS | | NFC support | Yes | No | | 5G support | Yes | No |
Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 1080 is better: 27
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.
• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 5 mobile
• Antutu 8
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• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu 8
• GeekBench 5 mobile
CPU Versus Battle
• Apple M1 Vs Samsung Exynos 1080
• Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 Vs Samsung Exynos 1080
• MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Vs Samsung Exynos 1080
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• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro Vs Samsung Exynos 1080
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Vs Samsung Exynos 1080
• Snapdragon 875 Vs Exynos 1080
• MediaTek Dimensity 1300 Vs Samsung Exynos 1080
• MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Vs Samsung Exynos 1080
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