HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs MediaTek Helio P90 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 955 vs Helio P90

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs MediaTek Helio P90, compare of GPUs Mali-T880 MP4 and PowerVR GM 9446.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 955 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Helio P90 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A75). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications of the processors, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like 3DMark, Geekbench, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, Octane V2, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, AnTuTu, Neocore, Vellamo, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chip is better to buy Kirin 955 or Helio P90 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 P90

11%

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

Kirin 955

49%

Helio P90

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 955

Helio P90

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 955	Helio P90
Total score	102680	166210
CPU	28750	46539
GPU	39011	63167
MEM	16436	26589
UX	18491	29921

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 955	Helio P90
Single-Core	271	340
Multi-Core	924	1430

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 955	Helio P90
Frequency	2500 MHz	2200 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	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	3733
Memory bandwidth	25.6	13.91
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache
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 12% better than Helio P90 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	PowerVR GM 9446
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	970 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	247.35
# of Cores	4	3
# 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		20.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	23.8	24.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	39.4	54.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.6	27.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.9	21.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	25.8	30.2
Real Racing 3	69	108.8
Sniper 3D	51.2	103.4
Need for Speed No Limits	63	97.9
Mortal Kombat X	63	87
CSR Racing 2	47.3	76.2

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	48 MP
Dual Camera resolution		24 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, Beidou, Glonass
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 955 is better: 6
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P90 is better: 29
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Kirin 955 and Helio P90, 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 P90 SoC - all data

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

• Helio P90 specs and review.