HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 955 vs Kirin 710

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T880 MP4 and Mali-G71 MP4.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 955 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Kirin 710 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as AnTuTu, Neocore, PassMark, Octane V2, Vellamo, 3DMark, PCMark, Quadrant, Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processors is better to buy Kirin 955 or Kirin 710 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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

Kirin 710

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

Kirin 955

49%

Kirin 710

62%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 955

Kirin 710

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 955	Kirin 710
Total score	102680	127248
CPU	28750	35632
GPU	39011	48345
MEM	16436	20367
UX	18491	22895

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 955	Kirin 710
Single-Core	271	260
Multi-Core	924	1145

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 955	Kirin 710
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-A73 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	933
Memory bandwidth	25.6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
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 Kirin 710 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-G71 MP4
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	169
# of Cores	4	4
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 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		26.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	23.8	49.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	39.4	53.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.6	28.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.9	45.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	25.8	64.7
Real Racing 3	69	93.5
Sniper 3D	51.2	85.4
Need for Speed No Limits	63	64.1
Mortal Kombat X	63	77.4
CSR Racing 2	47.3	69.4

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	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

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 HiSilicon Kirin 710 is better: 25
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Kirin 955 and Kirin 710, 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.

Kirin 710 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 710 specs and review.