HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 955 vs Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 418 and Mali-T880 MP4.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 955 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A57). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as WebXPRT 3, PassMark, Vellamo, AnTuTu, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, PCMark, Octane V2, 3DMark, Neocore, even the gaming performance of chips in Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Fortnite etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy Kirin 955 or Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2.

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 808 MSM8992

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

Kirin 955

49%

Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

38%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 955

Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 955	Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
Total score	102680	63981
CPU	28750	17918
GPU	39011	24320
MEM	16436	10236
UX	18491	11509

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 955	Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
Single-Core	271	165
Multi-Core	924	745

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 955	Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
Frequency	2500 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	20 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	933
Memory bandwidth	25.6	7
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache		1 MB
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 808 MSM8992 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 955 has -2 more core than Snapdragon 808 MSM8992. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T880 MP4	Adreno 418
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	172.8
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		128
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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	23.8	12.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	39.4	22.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.6	14.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.9	10.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	25.8	13.7
Real Racing 3	69	28.4
Sniper 3D	51.2	36.3
Need for Speed No Limits	63	31.8
Mortal Kombat X	63	36.3
CSR Racing 2	47.3	31.8

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	21 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
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 X10 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	450 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 955 is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 is better: 8
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs 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 808 MSM8992 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 specs and review.