HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs Samsung Exynos 990
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 960 with Samsung Exynos 990. 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?
AnTuTu 10
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
2x 2.73 GHz – Exynos M5 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
Number of cores | 8 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
Lithography | 16 nm | 7 nm |
Number of transistors | 4000 million | |
TDP | 5 Watt | 9 Watt |
Neural Processing | NPU |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 6 GB | up to 16 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR5 |
Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 2750 MHz |
Memory-bus | 2x32 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.0 |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-G71 MP8 | Mali-G77 MP11 |
GPU Architecture | Bifrost | Valhall |
GPU frequency | 900 MHz | |
Execution units | 8 | 11 |
Shaders | 128 | 176 |
DirectX | 11.3 | |
OpenCL API | 1.2 | 2.1 |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.0 | 1.3 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 3840x2400 | |
Max camera resolution | 1x 20MP, 2x 12MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 25MP |
Max Video Capture | 4K@30fps | 8K@30fps, 4K@120fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 0.6 Gbps | 7.35 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.15 Gbps | 3.67 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 6 (802.11ax) |
Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.1 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2016 October | 2019 Quarter 4 |
Partnumber | Hi3660 | S5E9830 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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