HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Samsung Exynos 9609 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 955 vs Exynos 9609

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Samsung Exynos 9609, comparison of GPUs Mali-G72 MP3 and Mali-T880 MP4.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 955 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Exynos 9609 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as AnTuTu, PassMark, Neocore, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, PCMark, GFXBench, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, Vellamo, and how good the CPUs are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chip is better to buy Kirin 955 or Exynos 9609 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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 9609

10%

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

Kirin 955

49%

Exynos 9609

68%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 955

Exynos 9609

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 955	Exynos 9609
Total score	102680	144347
CPU	28750	40426
GPU	39011	54842
MEM	16436	23097
UX	18491	25980

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 955	Exynos 9609
Single-Core	271	295
Multi-Core	924	1299

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 955	Exynos 9609
Frequency	2500 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 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-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 955 is 12% better than Exynos 9609 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-G72 MP3
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	161
# of Cores	4	3
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 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		25.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	23.8	25.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	39.4	51.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.6	26.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.9	20.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	25.8	35.9
Real Racing 3	69	90.7
Sniper 3D	51.2	82.9
Need for Speed No Limits	63	62.2
Mortal Kombat X	63	75.1
CSR Racing 2	47.3	62.2

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)
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: 9
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 9609 is better: 24
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 those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, 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 9609 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 9609 specs and review.