HiSilicon Kirin 970 vs Samsung Exynos 980
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 970 with Samsung Exynos 980. 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 |
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A77 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
Number of cores | 8 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 10 nm | 8 nm |
Number of transistors | 5500 million | |
TDP | 9 Watt | 9 Watt |
Neural Processing | HiSilicon NPU | NPU |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-G72 MP12 | Mali-G76 MP5 |
GPU Architecture | Bifrost | Bifrost |
GPU frequency | 750 MHz | 730 MHz |
Execution units | 12 | 5 |
Shaders | 192 | 80 |
DirectX | 12 | |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | 2.1 |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.0 | 1.3 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2340x1080 | 3360x1440 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP |
Max Video Capture | 4K@30fps | 4K@120fps |
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 | 1.2 Gbps | 3.55 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.15 Gbps | 1.38 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 | 2017 September | 2019 Quarter 3 |
Partnumber | Hi3670 | S5E9630 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Mid-end |
AnTuTu 10
Total Score
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
Score
GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
Score
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