HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Samsung Exynos 9611 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 955 vs Exynos 9611

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Samsung Exynos 9611, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T880 MP4 and Mali-G72 MP3.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 955 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Exynos 9611 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as PassMark, GFXBench, Geekbench, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, Quadrant, Octane V2, Vellamo, 3DMark, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chipset is better to buy Kirin 955 or Exynos 9611 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9.

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 9611

11%

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

Kirin 955

49%

Exynos 9611

68%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 955

Exynos 9611

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 955	Exynos 9611
Total score	102680	155435
CPU	28750	43530
GPU	39011	59071
MEM	16436	24864
UX	18491	27987

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 955	Exynos 9611
Single-Core	271	318
Multi-Core	924	1338

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 955	Exynos 9611
Frequency	2500 MHz	2300 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	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	8 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	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 7% better than Exynos 9611 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	23.8	29.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	39.4	45.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.6	39.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.9	28.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	25.8	39.5
Real Racing 3	69	57.3
Sniper 3D	51.2	73.3
Need for Speed No Limits	63	73.3
Mortal Kombat X	63	73.3
CSR Racing 2	47.3	59.5

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	64 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: 8
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 9611 is better: 25
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Kirin 955 and Exynos 9611, 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 9611 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 9611 specs and review.