HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Samsung Exynos 7 7904 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 955 vs Exynos 7 7904

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Samsung Exynos 7 7904, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T880 MP4 and Mali-G71 MP2.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 955 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Exynos 7 7904 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like Neocore, GFXBench, AnTuTu, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, GeekBench 6, 5, 3DMark, Quadrant, PassMark, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Real Racing 3 etc.

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 955 or Exynos 7 7904 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2.

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 955

Exynos 7 7904

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

Kirin 955

49%

Exynos 7 7904

61%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 955

Exynos 7 7904

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 955	Exynos 7 7904
Total score	102680	107393
CPU	28750	30065
GPU	39011	40805
MEM	16436	17181
UX	18491	19334

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 955	Exynos 7 7904
Single-Core	271	219
Multi-Core	924	966

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 955	Exynos 7 7904
Frequency	2500 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 6x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	25.6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache
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 955 is 28% better than Exynos 7 7904 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-G71 MP2
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	770 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	52.3
# of Cores	4	2
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2400 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	23.8	24.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	39.4	40.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.6	27.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.9	20.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	25.8	26.4
Real Racing 3	69	60.2
Sniper 3D	51.2	88.2
Need for Speed No Limits	63	64.2
Mortal Kombat X	63	64.2
CSR Racing 2	47.3	56.1

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	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE Cat.12/13 2/3CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 955 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 7904 is better: 24
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Kirin 955 and Exynos 7 7904, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 955 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 955 specs and review.

Exynos 7 7904 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 7904 specs and review.