Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B vs HiSilicon Kirin 960

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B vs HiSilicon Kirin 960, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G71 MP2 and Mali-G71 MP8.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7884B is octa-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 careful review of all the specifications of the chips, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chipset is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7884B or Kirin 960 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, 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 7884B

Kirin 960

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7884B

61%

Kirin 960

50%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7884B

Kirin 960

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B	Kirin 960
Total score	69828	95769
CPU	19550	26819
GPU	26528	36393
MEM	11165	15324
UX	12569	17247

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B	Kirin 960
Single-Core	180	247
Multi-Core	813	1115

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B	Kirin 960
Frequency	1600 MHz	2400 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 6x1.35 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1600
Memory bandwidth		28.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		64 KB
L2 cache		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 33% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7884B in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP2	Mali-G71 MP8
GPU Frequency	770 MHz	1037 MHz
GFloPS	52.3	282
# of Cores	2	8
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1440 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)	15.3	21.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	25.3	36.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.3	23.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.2	18.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.8	22.5
Real Racing 3	31.6	46.1
Sniper 3D	48.1	81.2
Need for Speed No Limits	35.4	51.7
Mortal Kombat X	29.1	59
CSR Racing 2	32.9	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	28 MP	20 MP
Dual Camera resolution	28 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	LTE Cat.13 3CA
Download speed	600 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 7 Octa 7884B is better: 5
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 960 is better: 26
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 comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Exynos 7 Octa 7884B and Kirin 960, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Exynos 7 Octa 7884B SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7884B 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.