HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 950 vs Exynos 7 Octa 7885

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T880 MP4 and Mali-G71 MP18.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 950 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Exynos 7 Octa 7885 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy Kirin 950 or Exynos 7 Octa 7885 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 950

Exynos 7 Octa 7885

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

Kirin 950

48%

Exynos 7 Octa 7885

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 950

Exynos 7 Octa 7885

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 950	Exynos 7 Octa 7885
Total score	100285	136471
CPU	28073	38211
GPU	38102	51853
MEM	16044	21835
UX	18046	24556

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 950	Exynos 7 Octa 7885
Single-Core	265	279
Multi-Core	902	1228

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 950	Exynos 7 Octa 7885
Frequency	2300 MHz	2100 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	8 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	25.6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		64 KB
L2 cache
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 950 is 8% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7885 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T880 MP4	Mali-G71 MP18
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	546 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	334
# of Cores	4	18
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1440 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	22.3	26.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	38.7	37.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.5	34.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.1	25.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	24.3	37.7
Real Racing 3	48.4	65.3
Sniper 3D	61.9	48.5
Need for Speed No Limits	54.2	67.1
Mortal Kombat X	61.9	42.9
CSR Racing 2	42.6	44.8

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	28 MP
Dual Camera resolution		28 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
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.13 3CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 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 950 is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 is better: 23
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison 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 950 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 950 specs and review.

Exynos 7 Octa 7885 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7885 specs and review.