HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 955 vs Snapdragon 665

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 665, comparison of GPUs Adreno 610 and Mali-T880 MP4.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 955 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Snapdragon 665 is octa-core (Kryo 260). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software such as 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, Quadrant, GFXBench, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, PCMark, Neocore, Geekbench, AnTuTu 8, and how good the chipsets are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 955 or Snapdragon 665 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, 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 665

11%

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

Kirin 955

49%

Snapdragon 665

66%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 955

Snapdragon 665

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 955	Snapdragon 665
Total score	102680	153366
CPU	28750	42942
GPU	39011	58273
MEM	16436	24532
UX	18491	27605

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 955	Snapdragon 665
Single-Core	271	314
Multi-Core	924	1320

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 955	Snapdragon 665
Frequency	2500 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	11 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x2.0 GHz Kryo 260
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	25.6	14.9
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 19% better than Snapdragon 665 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 610
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	750 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	312
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		192
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		29.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	23.8	28.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	39.4	55.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.6	30.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.9	23.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	25.8	39.6
Real Racing 3	69	83.3
Sniper 3D	51.2	122.1
Need for Speed No Limits	63	99.9
Mortal Kombat X	63	88.8
CSR Racing 2	47.3	66.6

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		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 165
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	GLONASS, GPS, Galileo, SBAS, QZSS, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 955 is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 is better: 28
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Kirin 955 and Snapdragon 665, 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 665 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 665 specs and review.