HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs MediaTek Helio P40 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 955 vs Helio P40

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs MediaTek Helio P40, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G72 MP3 and Mali-T880 MP4.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 955 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Helio P40 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as AnTuTu 8, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, GeekBench 6, 5, PCMark, Vellamo, 3DMark, GFXBench, Octane V2, Neocore, even the gaming performance of chips in Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Kirin 955 or Helio P40 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Helio P40

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

Kirin 955

49%

Helio P40

60%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 955

Helio P40

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 955	Helio P40
Total score	102680	119691
CPU	28750	33517
GPU	39011	45482
MEM	16436	19153
UX	18491	21542

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 955	Helio P40
Single-Core	271	244
Multi-Core	924	1077

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 955	Helio P40
Frequency	2500 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	25.6	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		32 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		1 MB
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 19% better than Helio P40 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	2160 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		24.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	23.8	46.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	39.4	49.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.6	26.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.9	42.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	25.8	60.1
Real Racing 3	69	99.8
Sniper 3D	51.2	109.8
Need for Speed No Limits	63	69.9
Mortal Kombat X	63	79.8
CSR Racing 2	47.3	64.9

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		20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem		4G LTE WorldMode modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
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 MediaTek Helio P40 is better: 26
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs 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.

Helio P40 SoC - all data

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

• Helio P40 specs and review.