HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs MediaTek Helio P60 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 955 vs Helio P60

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs MediaTek Helio P60, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T880 MP4 and Mali-G72 MP3.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 955 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Helio P60 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications of the processors, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Quadrant, PCMark, Vellamo, 3DMark, PassMark, Octane V2, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench, AnTuTu 8, Neocore, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, PUBG, Sniper 3D etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chipset is better to buy Kirin 955 or Helio P60 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2.

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 P60

11%

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

Kirin 955

49%

Helio P60

62%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 955

Helio P60

10%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 955	Helio P60
Total score	102680	161613
CPU	28750	45255
GPU	39011	61413
MEM	16436	25851
UX	18491	29097

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 955	Helio P60
Single-Core	271	331
Multi-Core	924	1391

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 955	Helio P60
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	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1800
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 19% better than Helio P60 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	800 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	184
# of Cores	4	3
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2400 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		21.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	23.8	24.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	39.4	53.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.6	27.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.9	22.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	25.8	30.9
Real Racing 3	69	67.1
Sniper 3D	51.2	69.8
Need for Speed No Limits	63	96.7
Mortal Kombat X	63	69.8
CSR Racing 2	47.3	75.2

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	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution		20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
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: 8
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P60 is better: 25
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Kirin 955 and Helio P60, 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.

Helio P60 SoC - all data

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

• Helio P60 specs and review.