Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T760 MP8 and Mali-G71 MP8.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57) 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, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7420 or Kirin 960 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9.

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 7 Octa 7420

Kirin 960

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

52%

Kirin 960

50%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Kirin 960

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Kirin 960
Total score	79294	95769
CPU	22205	26819
GPU	30121	36393
MEM	12689	15324
UX	14262	17247

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Kirin 960
Single-Core	205	247
Multi-Core	923	1115

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Kirin 960
Frequency	2100 MHz	2400 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x1.5 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	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1600
Memory bandwidth	24.8	28.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	4 MB
L3 cache
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 12% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7420 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T760 MP8	Mali-G71 MP8
GPU Frequency	772 MHz	1037 MHz
GFloPS	210	282
# of Cores	8	8
# of Shader Units
Display	3840 x 2400 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)	14.6	21.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.3	36.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.1	23.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.9	18.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	14.3	22.5
Real Racing 3	47.8	46.1
Sniper 3D	35.5	81.2
Need for Speed No Limits	32.8	51.7
Mortal Kombat X	35.5	59
CSR Racing 2	30	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	20 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, H.265/HEVC, VP9	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Download speed	42 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	11 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is better: 7
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 on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Exynos 7 Octa 7420 and Kirin 960, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Exynos 7 Octa 7420 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7420 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.