HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs MediaTek Helio P40 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 950 vs Helio P40

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs MediaTek Helio P40, compare of GPUs Mali-G72 MP3 and Mali-T880 MP4.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 950 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Helio P40 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 950 or Helio P40 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, 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

Helio P40

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

Kirin 950

48%

Helio P40

60%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 950

Helio P40

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 950	Helio P40
Total score	100285	119691
CPU	28073	33517
GPU	38102	45482
MEM	16044	19153
UX	18046	21542

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 950	Helio P40
Single-Core	265	244
Multi-Core	902	1077

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 950	Helio P40
Frequency	2300 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	25.6	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		32 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		1 MB
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 950 is 13% better than Helio P40 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	2160 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		24.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	22.3	46.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	38.7	49.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.5	26.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.1	42.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	24.3	60.1
Real Racing 3	48.4	99.8
Sniper 3D	61.9	109.8
Need for Speed No Limits	54.2	69.9
Mortal Kombat X	61.9	79.8
CSR Racing 2	42.6	64.9

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	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution		20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem		4G LTE WorldMode modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 950 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P40 is better: 27
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison on 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 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.

Helio P40 SoC - all data

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

• Helio P40 specs and review.