HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 955 vs Snapdragon 450 SDM450

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450, comparison of GPUs Mali-T880 MP4 and Adreno 506.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 955 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Snapdragon 450 SDM450 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review 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 special test applications such as GFXBench, AnTuTu 8, Vellamo, PCMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, PassMark, Octane V2, 3DMark, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, and how good the SoCs are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chipset is better to buy Kirin 955 or Snapdragon 450 SDM450 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

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

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

Kirin 955

49%

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 955

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 955	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Total score	102680	61183
CPU	28750	17140
GPU	39011	23248
MEM	16436	9791
UX	18491	11013

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 955	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Single-Core	271	203
Multi-Core	924	712

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 955	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Frequency	2500 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.48GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	25.6	7.46
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 28% better than Snapdragon 450 SDM450 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	Adreno 506
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	130
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		96
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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	23.8	11.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	39.4	20.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.6	12.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.9	8.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	25.8	12.6
Real Racing 3	69	30.6
Sniper 3D	51.2	26.5
Need for Speed No Limits	63	32.6
Mortal Kombat X	63	26.5
CSR Racing 2	47.3	28.6

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	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution		13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	100 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: 24
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 is better: 9
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 joint testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets 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.

Snapdragon 450 SDM450 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 450 SDM450 specs and review.