HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 950 vs Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890, compare of GPUs Mali-T880 MP4 and Mali-T880 MP12.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 950 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is octa-core (Exynos Mongoose). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications like Octane V2, 3DMark, PCMark, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench, AnTuTu, Neocore, PassMark, Quadrant, GFXBench, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 950 or Exynos 8 Octa 8890 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, Asphalt 9.

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 8 Octa 8890

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

Kirin 950

48%

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 950

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 950	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Total score	100285	123350
CPU	28073	34536
GPU	38102	46875
MEM	16044	19745
UX	18046	22212

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 950	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Single-Core	265	252
Multi-Core	902	1110

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 950	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Frequency	2300 MHz	2300 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	4x2.3 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	25.6	26.82
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		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. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T880 MP4	Mali-T880 MP12
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	265
# of Cores	4	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)	22.3	47.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	38.7	50.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.5	26.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.1	43.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	24.3	61.7
Real Racing 3	48.4	75.6
Sniper 3D	61.9	80.6
Need for Speed No Limits	54.2	80.6
Mortal Kombat X	61.9	58
CSR Racing 2	42.6	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	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: 5
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is better: 30
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic 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.

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 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.