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.

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

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

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

Kirin 950

48%

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 950

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 950	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Total score	100285	113847
CPU	28073	31874
GPU	38102	43265
MEM	16044	18217
UX	18046	20499

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 950	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Single-Core	265	232
Multi-Core	902	1024

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 950	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Frequency	2300 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz Kryo 280
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	25.6	29.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
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 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

GPU	Mali-T880 MP4	Adreno 512
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	255
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		128
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	3840 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 Mobile		22.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	22.3	43.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	38.7	46.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.5	24.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.1	39.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	24.3	57.8
Real Racing 3	48.4	58.1
Sniper 3D	61.9	74.4
Need for Speed No Limits	54.2	65.1
Mortal Kombat X	61.9	74.4
CSR Racing 2	42.6	51.2

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	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 160
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	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 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

• Kirin 950 specs and review.

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus specs and review.