HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 955 vs Kirin 970

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G72 MP12 and Mali-T880 MP4.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 955 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Kirin 970 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as AnTuTu, Geekbench, Quadrant, Neocore, Octane V2, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, PCMark, and how good the processors are in games Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chipset is better to buy Kirin 955 or Kirin 970 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 970

11%

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

Kirin 955

49%

Kirin 970

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 955

Kirin 970

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 955	Kirin 970
Total score	102680	160216
CPU	28750	44870
GPU	39011	60875
MEM	16436	25631
UX	18491	28844

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 955	Kirin 970
Single-Core	271	328
Multi-Core	924	1379

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 955	Kirin 970
Frequency	2500 MHz	2400 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	4x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	25.6	29
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
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 4% better than Kirin 970 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 MP12
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	346
# of Cores	4	12
# 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		20.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	23.8	24.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	39.4	53.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.6	27.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.9	21.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	25.8	30.3
Real Racing 3	69	106.8
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	64.1

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	20 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		18
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	1200 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: 4
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 970 is better: 27
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 hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Kirin 955 and Kirin 970, 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 970 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 970 specs and review.