HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Samsung Exynos 850 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 955 vs Exynos 850

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Samsung Exynos 850, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G52 MP6 and Mali-T880 MP4.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 955 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Exynos 850 is octa-core (Cortex-A55). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy Kirin 955 or Exynos 850 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, 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 850

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

Kirin 955

49%

Exynos 850

74%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 955

Exynos 850

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 955	Exynos 850
Total score	102680	119144
CPU	28750	33358
GPU	39011	45266
MEM	16436	19058
UX	18491	21445

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 955	Exynos 850
Single-Core	271	243
Multi-Core	924	1072

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 955	Exynos 850
Frequency	2500 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	8 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 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

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 955 is 19% better than Exynos 850 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-G52 MP6
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	426
# of Cores	4	6
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2520 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		23.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	23.8	45.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	39.4	48.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.6	25.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.9	41.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	25.8	59.6
Real Racing 3	69	85.2
Sniper 3D	51.2	107.1
Need for Speed No Limits	63	58.4
Mortal Kombat X	63	70.6
CSR Racing 2	47.3	58.4

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	22 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE Cat.13 5CA/Cat.15 2CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	400 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 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: 12
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 850 is better: 25
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Kirin 955 and Exynos 850, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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 850 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 850 specs and review.