HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs MediaTek Helio P90 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 950 vs Helio P90

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs MediaTek Helio P90, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T880 MP4 and PowerVR GM 9446.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 950 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Helio P90 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A75). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, 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 PCMark, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, GeekBench 6, 5, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, PassMark, 3DMark, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, GFXBench, and how good the SoCs are in games Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Fortnite etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chip is better to buy Kirin 950 or Helio P90 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, 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

Helio P90

11%

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

Kirin 950

48%

Helio P90

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 950

Helio P90

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 950	Helio P90
Total score	100285	166210
CPU	28073	46539
GPU	38102	63167
MEM	16044	26589
UX	18046	29921

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 950	Helio P90
Single-Core	265	340
Multi-Core	902	1430

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 950	Helio P90
Frequency	2300 MHz	2200 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	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	3733
Memory bandwidth	25.6	13.91
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache
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 4% better than Helio P90 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	PowerVR GM 9446
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	970 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	247.35
# of Cores	4	3
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2520 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		20.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	22.3	24.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	38.7	54.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.5	27.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.1	21.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	24.3	30.2
Real Racing 3	48.4	108.8
Sniper 3D	61.9	103.4
Need for Speed No Limits	54.2	97.9
Mortal Kombat X	61.9	87
CSR Racing 2	42.6	76.2

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	48 MP
Dual Camera resolution		24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
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, Beidou, Glonass
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 950 is better: 6
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P90 is better: 29
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Kirin 950 and Helio P90, 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.

Helio P90 SoC - all data

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

• Helio P90 specs and review.