HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Samsung Exynos 9609 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 950 vs Exynos 9609

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Samsung Exynos 9609, compare of GPUs Mali-G72 MP3 and Mali-T880 MP4.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 950 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Exynos 9609 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, GFXBench, Neocore, PassMark, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, Vellamo, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, even the gaming performance of chips in Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processors is better to buy Kirin 950 or Exynos 9609 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 950

Exynos 9609

10%

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

Kirin 950

48%

Exynos 9609

68%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 950

Exynos 9609

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 950	Exynos 9609
Total score	100285	144347
CPU	28073	40426
GPU	38102	54842
MEM	16044	23097
UX	18046	25980

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 950	Exynos 9609
Single-Core	265	295
Multi-Core	902	1299

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 950	Exynos 9609
Frequency	2300 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	9 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
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 4% better than Exynos 9609 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-G72 MP3
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	161
# of Cores	4	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		25.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	22.3	25.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	38.7	51.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.5	26.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.1	20.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	24.3	35.9
Real Racing 3	48.4	90.7
Sniper 3D	61.9	82.9
Need for Speed No Limits	54.2	62.2
Mortal Kombat X	61.9	75.1
CSR Racing 2	42.6	62.2

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	300 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 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 950 is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 9609 is better: 26
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 parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors 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 9609 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 9609 specs and review.