HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs Samsung Exynos 8890

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 960 with Samsung Exynos 8890. 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 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A73
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 2.3 GHz – Exynos M1
4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 16 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 4000 million 2000 million
TDP 5 Watt 5 Watt

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 6 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR4
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit 2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.1 UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G71 MP8 Mali-T880 MP12
GPU Architecture Bifrost Midgard
GPU frequency 900 MHz 650 MHz
Execution units 8 12
Shaders 128 192
DirectX 11.3 11.1
OpenCL API 1.2 1.2
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2400
Max camera resolution 1x 20MP, 2x 12MP 1x 24MP, 2x 12MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 4K@60fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.6 Gbps 0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth 4.2 4.2
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2016 October 2016 Quarter 1
Partnumber Hi3660 SGA8890A
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Kirin 960
253892
Exynos 8890
224856

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Kirin 960
382
Exynos 8890
318

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Kirin 960
1544
Exynos 8890
881