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HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 950 vs Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T880 MP4 and Adreno 512.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 950 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is quad-core (Kryo 280). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as PCMark, 3DMark, PassMark, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, AnTuTu, Octane V2, Quadrant, and how good the chipsets are in games Sniper 3D, Fortnite, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Kirin 950 or Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2.

 
HiSilicon Kirin 950
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

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 9507% Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus8%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)
Kirin 95048% Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming
Kirin 9506% Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus6%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed
Kirin 950 Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Total score100285113847
CPU2807331874
GPU3810243265
MEM1604418217
UX1804620499

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Kirin 950 Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Single-Core265232
Multi-Core9021024

Comparison of specifications
CPU and Memory
Kirin 950 Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Frequency2300 MHz2200 MHz
Cores84
Bit6464
Lithography16 nm14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A72
4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
4x2.2 GHz Kryo 280
Power consumption (TDP)5 W9 W
Memory typeLPDDR4xLPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory4 Gb8 Gb
Memory Frequency16001866
Memory bandwidth25.629.8
Neural Processor (NPU)NoNo
L1 cache
L2 cache2 MB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)ARMv8-AARMv8-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 Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 950 has -4 more core than Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media
GPUMali-T880 MP4Adreno 512
GPU Frequency900 MHz850 MHz
GFloPS122.31255
# of Cores4
# of Shader Units128
Display2560 x 1600 pixels3840 x 2160 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 Mobile22.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)22.343.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra38.746.5
Call of Duty: Mobile25.524.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)19.139.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition24.357.8
Real Racing 348.458.1
Sniper 3D61.974.4
Need for Speed No Limits54.265.1
Mortal Kombat X61.974.4
CSR Racing 242.651.2
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 resolution20 MP24 MP
Dual Camera resolution16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)Qualcomm Spectra 160
Video Encoding FPS3030
Video Encoding resolutionFullHD4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec supportH.264H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC


Networks and Navigation
ModemQualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem
Download speed300 MBit/s.600 MBit/s.
Upload speed50 MBit/s.150 MBit/s.
NavigationGPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC supportNoNo
5G supportYesNo


Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 950 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is better: 30
   You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Kirin 950 and Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus, 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
Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus SoC - all data

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


Kirin 950 SoC Comparisons
• Vs Helio G25
• Vs Kirin 955
• Vs Tiger T310
• Vs Exynos 7 7904
• Vs Helio G35
• Vs Exynos 7 Octa 7884
• Vs Exynos 850
• Vs Helio P40
• Vs Exynos 8 Octa 8890
• Vs Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
• Vs Kirin 710
• Vs Kirin 710F
• Vs Kirin 710A
• Vs Exynos 7 Octa 7885
• Vs Helio X30 (MT6799)
• Vs Snapdragon 460
• Vs Exynos 9609
• Vs Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
• Vs Helio P70
• Vs Snapdragon 670
• Vs Snapdragon 665
• Vs Exynos 9611
• Vs Exynos 9610
• Vs Kirin 970
• Vs Helio P60
• Vs Helio P90
• Vs Helio P65 (MT6768)
• Vs Helio P95
• Vs Snapdragon 675
• Vs Kirin 659
• Vs SC9863A
• Vs Snapdragon 630
• Vs Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
• Vs Helio P25 (MT6757T)
• Vs Helio P20 (MT6757)
• Vs Atom x5-Z8300
• Vs Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
• Vs Helio P30 (MT6758)
• Vs Helio P23 (MT6763T)
• Vs Snapdragon 450 SDM450
• Vs Exynos 7 Octa 7880
• Vs Atom x5-Z8350
• Vs Snapdragon 636
• Vs Helio X27 (MT6797X)
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 960
• Vs MediaTek Helio A25
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
• Vs MediaTek Helio X25 (MT6797T)
• Vs Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
• Vs MediaTek MT8768T
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro
• Vs MediaTek Helio X23 (MT6797D)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956
• Vs MediaTek Helio P22T
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976
• Vs MediaTek Helio P35
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420
• Vs MediaTek Helio X20 (MT6797)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
• Vs MediaTek MT8176
• Vs Atom x5-Z8550
• Vs MediaTek Helio P22
• Vs Atom x5-Z8500
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B
• Vs Atom x7-Z8700
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro
• Vs MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757CD)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon SiP1
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
• Vs Unisoc SC79863a
• Vs Unisoc Tiger T606
• Vs Unisoc Tiger T616
• Vs MediaTek Helio G37
• Vs MediaTek MT8766
• Vs MediaTek MT8168
• Vs MediaTek MT8788
• Vs Rockchip RK3326S
• Vs Qualcomm QCM2290
• Vs Qualcomm QCS2290
• Vs Qualcomm QCS4290


Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus SoC Comparisons
• Vs Helio P65 (MT6768)
• Vs Kirin 659
• Vs Exynos 7 Octa 7884
• Vs Tiger T310
• Vs Exynos 7 7904
• Vs Kirin 955
• Vs Helio G25
• Vs Snapdragon 630
• Vs Exynos 850
• Vs Helio P40
• Vs Exynos 8 Octa 8890
• Vs Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
• Vs Kirin 710
• Vs Kirin 710F
• Vs Kirin 710A
• Vs Exynos 7 Octa 7885
• Vs Helio X30 (MT6799)
• Vs Snapdragon 460
• Vs Exynos 9609
• Vs Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
• Vs Helio P70
• Vs Snapdragon 670
• Vs Snapdragon 665
• Vs Exynos 9611
• Vs Exynos 9610
• Vs Kirin 970
• Vs Helio P60
• Vs Helio P90
• Vs Helio P95
• Vs Snapdragon 675
• Vs Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
• Vs Exynos 9 Octa 8895
• Vs Snapdragon 662
• Vs Snapdragon 710
• Vs Helio G70
• Vs Exynos 880
• Vs Helio G35
• Vs SC9863A
• Vs Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
• Vs Atom x5-Z8300
• Vs Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
• Vs Helio P30 (MT6758)
• Vs Helio P23 (MT6763T)
• Vs Snapdragon 450 SDM450
• Vs Exynos 7 Octa 7880
• Vs Atom x5-Z8350
• Vs Snapdragon 636
• Vs Helio X27 (MT6797X)
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 960
• Vs MediaTek Helio A25
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
• Vs MediaTek Helio X25 (MT6797T)
• Vs MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757T)
• Vs Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
• Vs MediaTek MT8768T
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro
• Vs MediaTek Helio X23 (MT6797D)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956
• Vs MediaTek Helio P22T
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976
• Vs MediaTek Helio P35
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420
• Vs MediaTek Helio X20 (MT6797)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
• Vs MediaTek MT8176
• Vs Atom x5-Z8550
• Vs MediaTek Helio P22
• Vs Atom x5-Z8500
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B
• Vs Unisoc Tiger T610
• Vs Unisoc SC79863a
• Vs Unisoc Tiger T606
• Vs Unisoc Tiger T616
• Vs MediaTek Helio G37
• Vs MediaTek MT8766
• Vs MediaTek MT8168
• Vs MediaTek MT8788
• Vs Qualcomm QCS2290
• Vs Qualcomm QCS4290
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
• Vs MediaTek Helio G36
• Vs Allwinner A523
• Vs Unisoc SC9863A1
• Vs MediaTek MT6762VCB
• Vs Rockchip RK3562
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