Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G71 MP3 and Mali-G71 MP8.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Kirin 960 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like 3DMark, Geekbench, PCMark, PassMark, Octane V2, AnTuTu, Vellamo, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, Neocore, even the gaming performance of processors in Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Fortnite etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 or Kirin 960 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Kirin 960

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

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

56%

Kirin 960

50%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Kirin 960

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Kirin 960
Total score	92314	95769
CPU	25851	26819
GPU	35084	36393
MEM	14780	15324
UX	16607	17247

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Kirin 960
Single-Core	238	247
Multi-Core	1075	1115

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Kirin 960
Frequency	2000 MHz	2400 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	4x2.4 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	28.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	4 MB
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 960 is 16% 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 960. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP3	Mali-G71 MP8
GPU Frequency	1200 MHz	1037 MHz
GFloPS	124	282
# of Cores	3	8
# 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	21.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	32.4	36.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.3	23.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.6	18.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.8	22.5
Real Racing 3	56.7	46.1
Sniper 3D	71.3	81.2
Need for Speed No Limits	58.3	51.7
Mortal Kombat X	51.8	59
CSR Racing 2	42.1	40.6

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	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.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 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: 11
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 960 is better: 25
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, 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 960 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 960 specs and review.