HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 955 vs Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T880 MP4 and Mali-T830 MP3.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 955 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Quadrant, GFXBench, AnTuTu 8, Vellamo, 3DMark, Neocore, PCMark, GeekBench 6, 5, PassMark, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of processors in Sniper 3D, Fortnite, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 955 or Exynos 7 Octa 7880 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 955

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

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

Kirin 955

49%

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 955

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 955	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Total score	102680	60634
CPU	28750	16971
GPU	39011	23044
MEM	16436	9701
UX	18491	10913

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 955	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Single-Core	271	156
Multi-Core	924	706

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 955	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Frequency	2500 MHz	1900 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	8x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	25.6	16.5
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 24% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7880 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-T830 MP3
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	71.4
# of Cores	4	3
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1440 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	10.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	39.4	19.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.6	11.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.9	7.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	25.8	11.3
Real Racing 3	69	29.3
Sniper 3D	51.2	42.9
Need for Speed No Limits	63	31.2
Mortal Kombat X	63	28.3
CSR Racing 2	47.3	25.4

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	21.7 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
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.7 3CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	100 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 955 is better: 24
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is better: 6
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, 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 Octa 7880 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7880 specs and review.