HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G vs Samsung Exynos 7870
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G 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?
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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 | 2x 2.86 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 2.09 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.86 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
6x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
Number of cores | 8 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
Number of transistors | 8000 million | 2000 million |
TDP | 6 Watt | |
Neural Processing | Ascend Lite + Ascend Tiny, HUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture, HiAI 2.0 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 12 GB | up to 4 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR3 |
Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 933 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 1x32 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 3.0 | eMMC 5.1 |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-G76 MP16 | Mali-T830 MP1 |
GPU Architecture | Mali Bifrost | Mali Midgard |
GPU frequency | 600 MHz | 700 MHz |
Execution units | 16 | 1 |
Shaders | 256 | 16 |
DirectX | 12 | |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | 1.2 |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.1 | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 3360x1440@60Hz | 1920x1200 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP | |
Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | FullHD@60fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VC-1 VP8 VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 0.3 Gbps | |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.05 Gbps | |
Wi-Fi | 6 (802.11ax) | 5 (802.11ac) |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 4.1 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2019 Quarter 4 | 2016 Quarter 1 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Low-end |
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