Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro vs HiSilicon Kirin 955

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro vs HiSilicon Kirin 955, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T880 MP4 and Adreno 506.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Kirin 955 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications of the processors, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as PCMark, 3DMark, Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, AnTuTu, Vellamo, PassMark, GFXBench, and how good the processors are in games PUBG, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro or Kirin 955 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits.

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

Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro

Kirin 955

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

Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro

54%

Kirin 955

49%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro

Kirin 955

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro	Kirin 955
Total score	68933	102680
CPU	19303	28750
GPU	26192	39011
MEM	11035	16436
UX	12401	18491

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro	Kirin 955
Single-Core	178	271
Multi-Core	802	924

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro	Kirin 955
Frequency	2200 MHz	2500 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1600
Memory bandwidth	10	25.6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	1 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 12% better than Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 506	Mali-T880 MP4
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	130	122.31
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	96
Display	1920 x 1080 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)	14.3	23.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	24.5	39.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	16.1	26.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.1	19.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.3	25.8
Real Racing 3	49	69
Sniper 3D	46.6	51.2
Need for Speed No Limits	44.1	63
Mortal Kombat X	35.5	63
CSR Racing 2	34.3	47.3

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	24 MP	20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro is better: 12
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 955 is better: 24
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro and Kirin 955, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro specs and review.

Kirin 955 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 955 specs and review.