HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs Samsung Exynos 7870

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 930 with Samsung Exynos 7870. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 1.5 GHz – Cortex-A53
6x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 1000 million 2000 million
TDP 5 Watt

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 6 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR3
Memory frequency 800 MHz 933 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit 1x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.0 eMMC 5.1

Graphics

GPU name Mali-T628 MP4 Mali-T830 MP1
GPU Architecture Midgard Midgard
GPU frequency 600 MHz 700 MHz
Execution units 4 1
Shaders 64 16
DirectX 11
OpenCL API 1.2 1.2
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2560x1600 1920x1200
Max camera resolution 1x 20MP 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps FullHD@60fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.3 Gbps 0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.05 Gbps 0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 4.2 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2015 Quarter 2 2016 Quarter 1
Partnumber Hi3630
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Low-end

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Kirin 930
Exynos 7870
142158

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Kirin 930
Exynos 7870
487

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Kirin 930
Exynos 7870
168