Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs HiSilicon Kirin 955

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs HiSilicon Kirin 955, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G71 MP3 and Mali-T880 MP4.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Kirin 955 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processors is better to buy Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 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

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Kirin 955

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

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

56%

Kirin 955

49%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Kirin 955

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Kirin 955
Total score	92314	102680
CPU	25851	28750
GPU	35084	39011
MEM	14780	16436
UX	16607	18491

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Kirin 955
Single-Core	238	271
Multi-Core	1075	924

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Kirin 955
Frequency	2000 MHz	2500 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	1600
Memory bandwidth	24	25.6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache	4 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 Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 has 2 more core than Kirin 955. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP3	Mali-T880 MP4
GPU Frequency	1200 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	124	122.31
# of Cores	3	4
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1200 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)	18.4	23.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	32.4	39.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.3	26.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.6	19.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.8	25.8
Real Racing 3	56.7	69
Sniper 3D	71.3	51.2
Need for Speed No Limits	58.3	63
Mortal Kombat X	51.8	63
CSR Racing 2	42.1	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	21.7 MP	20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	120	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.7 2CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is better: 13
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 955 is better: 23
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 and Kirin 955, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 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.