HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs HiSilicon Kirin 955 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 950 vs Kirin 955

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs HiSilicon Kirin 955, compare of GPUs Mali-T880 MP4 and Mali-T880 MP4.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 950 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Kirin 955 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Vellamo, 3DMark, PassMark, GFXBench, PCMark, AnTuTu, Quadrant, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, Geekbench, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, and how good the chipsets are in games PUBG, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy Kirin 950 or Kirin 955 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

Kirin 955

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

Kirin 950

48%

Kirin 955

49%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 950

Kirin 955

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 950	Kirin 955
Total score	100285	102680
CPU	28073	28750
GPU	38102	39011
MEM	16044	16436
UX	18046	18491

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 950	Kirin 955
Single-Core	265	271
Multi-Core	902	924

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 950	Kirin 955
Frequency	2300 MHz	2500 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	25.6	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 955 is 7% better than Kirin 950 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-T880 MP4
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	122.31
# of Cores	4	4
# 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	22.3	23.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	38.7	39.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.5	26.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.1	19.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	24.3	25.8
Real Racing 3	48.4	69
Sniper 3D	61.9	51.2
Need for Speed No Limits	54.2	63
Mortal Kombat X	61.9	63
CSR Racing 2	42.6	47.3

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	20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 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: 2
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 955 is better: 17
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Kirin 950 and Kirin 955, 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.

Kirin 955 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 955 specs and review.