HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 950 vs Kirin 970

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970, comparison of GPUs Mali-G72 MP12 and Mali-T880 MP4.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 950 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Kirin 970 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software like Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, Vellamo, 3DMark, PassMark, AnTuTu, GeekBench 6, 5, GFXBench, Quadrant, PCMark, and how good the SoCs are in games PUBG, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chip is better to buy Kirin 950 or Kirin 970 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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 970

11%

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

Kirin 950

48%

Kirin 970

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 950

Kirin 970

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 950	Kirin 970
Total score	100285	160216
CPU	28073	44870
GPU	38102	60875
MEM	16044	25631
UX	18046	28844

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 950	Kirin 970
Single-Core	265	328
Multi-Core	902	1379

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 950	Kirin 970
Frequency	2300 MHz	2400 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	4x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	25.6	29
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		512 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. Here Kirin 970 is 4% 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-G72 MP12
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	346
# of Cores	4	12
# 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		20.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	22.3	24.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	38.7	53.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.5	27.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.1	21.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	24.3	30.3
Real Racing 3	48.4	106.8
Sniper 3D	61.9	85.4
Need for Speed No Limits	54.2	64.1
Mortal Kombat X	61.9	77.4
CSR Racing 2	42.6	64.1

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		18
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	1200 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: 3
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 970 is better: 28
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs 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.

Kirin 970 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 970 specs and review.