HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 955 vs Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T880 MP4 and Adreno 540.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 955 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 is octa-core (Kryo 280). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like GFXBench, 3DMark, Vellamo, PCMark, Octane V2, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu, even the gaming performance of processors in Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Fortnite 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 835 MSM8998 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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 835 MSM8998

12%

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

Kirin 955

49%

Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

63%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 955

Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

10%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 955	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
Total score	102680	171349
CPU	28750	47987
GPU	39011	65116
MEM	16436	27406
UX	18491	30849

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 955	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
Single-Core	271	421
Multi-Core	924	1475

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 955	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
Frequency	2500 MHz	2600 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	8x2.45 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		128 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.1-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 is 3% better than Kirin 955 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 540
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	710 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	566.61
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		384
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		22.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	23.8	27.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	39.4	57.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.6	29.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.9	23.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	25.8	32.7
Real Racing 3	69	100.3
Sniper 3D	51.2	74.5
Need for Speed No Limits	63	80.2
Mortal Kombat X	63	91.7
CSR Racing 2	47.3	74.5

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	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 180
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X16 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 is better: 33
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Kirin 955 and Snapdragon 835 MSM8998, 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 835 MSM8998 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 specs and review.