Samsung Exynos 8890 vs HiSilicon Kirin 955

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CPU comparison with benchmarks

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CPU lineage

Samsung Exynos 8890 or Samsung Exynos 8890 – which processor offers superior performance? In this comparison, we examine disparities and assess which of these two CPUs outperforms the other. We delve into technical specifications and benchmark outcomes.
The HiSilicon Kirin 955 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q2/2016 and belongs to the 4 generation of the HiSilicon Kirin series.
-- Generation 4
Group HiSilicon Kirin 950
Samsung Exynos 8890 Name HiSilicon Kirin 955
-- Segment Mobile
Family HiSilicon Kirin
 
 

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 955 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the A-Core is 2.5 GHz.
The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
Processors with hybrid (big.LITTLE) architecture strike a balance between performance and power efficiency, making them ideal for mobile devices.
No Overclocking No
-- Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
-- Threads 8
None None 2.5 GHz
None None 1.8 GHz
-- CPU Cores 8
None None 4x Cortex-A72
None None 4x Cortex-A53
 
 

Internal Graphics

The Samsung Exynos 8890 does not have integrated graphics.
The HiSilicon Kirin 955 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
Specifically, the HiSilicon Kirin 955 uses the ARM Mali-T880 MP4, which has 64 texture shaders
and 4 execution units.
The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
-- Execution units 4
-- Shaders 64
-- Generation Midgard 4
-- Technology 16 nm
-- Max. displays --
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.9 GHz
0 bytes Max. GPU Memory 0 bytes
-- Release date Q2/2016
-- GPU frequency 0.9 GHz
-- Direct X 11
GPU name ARM Mali-T880 MP4
 
 

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

-- AI specifications --
-- AI hardware --
 
 

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
-- VC-1 No
-- VP9 No
-- JPEG Decode / Encode
-- h264 Decode / Encode
-- h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
-- VP8 Decode / Encode
-- AV1 No
-- AVC No
-- h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
 
 

Memory & PCIe

0 bytes Max. Memory 0 bytes
pci PCIe pci
No AES-NI No
-- Memory channels 2
Memory type LPDDR3, LPDDR4
-- Bandwidth --
No ECC No
 
 

Thermal Management

TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
-- Tjunction max --
 
 

Technical details

A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU.
A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
The HiSilicon Kirin 955 is manufactured using a 16 nm process.
-- Chip design Chiplet
-- Part Number --
Instruction set (ISA) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
-- Technology 16 nm
0 bytes L2-Cache 0 bytes
-- Release price --
-- Release date Q2/2016
Socket
Operating systems Android
Technical data sheet Documents Technical data sheet
0 bytes L3-Cache 0 bytes
ISA extensions
Virtualization None
-- Architecture Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53