HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 955 vs Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus, comparison of GPUs Mali-T880 MP4 and Adreno 512.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 955 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is quad-core (Kryo 280). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics of the chipsets, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Geekbench, PCMark, PassMark, Neocore, Vellamo, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu, Octane V2, and how good the SoCs are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Kirin 955 or Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9.

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 660 MSM8976 Plus

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

Kirin 955

49%

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 955

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 955	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Total score	102680	113847
CPU	28750	31874
GPU	39011	43265
MEM	16436	18217
UX	18491	20499

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 955	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Single-Core	271	232
Multi-Core	924	1024

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 955	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Frequency	2500 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz Kryo 280
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	25.6	29.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
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 12% better than Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 955 has -4 more core than Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T880 MP4	Adreno 512
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	255
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		128
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	3840 x 2160 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		22.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	23.8	43.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	39.4	46.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.6	24.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.9	39.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	25.8	57.8
Real Racing 3	69	58.1
Sniper 3D	51.2	74.4
Need for Speed No Limits	63	65.1
Mortal Kombat X	63	74.4
CSR Racing 2	47.3	51.2

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	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 160
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is better: 29
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Kirin 955 and Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus, 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.

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus specs and review.