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HiSilicon Kirin 990 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960s

HiSilicon Kirin 990

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The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is an ARM based high-end octa-core SoC for smartphones and tablets, which was introduced with the Huawei Mate 30 Pro in late 2019. It integrates eight CPU cores in three clusters. The performance cluster contains two Cortex-A76 cores with up to 2.86 GHz, the balanced cluster contains also two Cortex-A76 cores but with only up to 2.09 GHz and finally the power saving cluster contains four small ARM Cortex-A55 cores with up to 1.86 GHz. Furthermore, the SoC integrates a neural processor (1 + 1 cores) for AI tasks and a ARM Mali-G76 MP16 GPU clcoked at up to 600 MHz. Compared to the 5G version, the 4G Kirin 990 integrates a fast 4G modem and is slightly lower clocked (2 of the 3 clusters and the GPU).

The Kirin 990 is produced in the modern 7nm process at TSMC.

HiSilicon Kirin 960s

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The HiSilicon Kirin 960S is an ARM based mid-range octa-core SoC for smartphones and tablets, which was introduced with the 2018 10.5-inch Huawei MediaPad M5. Compared to the normal Kirin 960, the 960S offers an additional NPU for AI calculations from the Kirin 970. Looks like to be slower clocked than the older Kirin 960.

Besides 8 CPU cores (4x Cortex-A73, 4x Cortex-A53), the SoC is also equipped with a modern Mali-G71 MP8 graphics adapter, a dual-channel LPDDR4 memory controller as well as an LTE Cat. 12/13 modem. It is one of the fastest ARM SoCs in the end of 2016. The Kirin 960 is manufactured in a modern 16-nm process at TSMC.

ModelHiSilicon Kirin 990HiSilicon Kirin 960s
SeriesHiSilicon
CodenameCortex-A76/-A55Cortex-A73/-A53
Series: Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G compare - 2.86 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A76/-A55
HiSilicon Kirin 990 « - 2.86 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A76/-A55
HiSilicon Kirin 820 compare1.84 - 2.36 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A76/-A55
HiSilicon Kirin 820e compare1.84 - 2.22 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A76/-A55
HiSilicon Kirin 810 compare1.88 - 2.27 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A76/-A55
HiSilicon Kirin 980 compare - 2.6 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A76/-A55
HiSilicon Kirin 970 compare2.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 960 compare2.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 960s « 2.1 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 710 compare2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 710A compare2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
Clock <=2860 MHz2100 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 8
Transistors8000 Million
Technology7 nm16 nm
FeaturesARM Mali-G76MP16 GPU, 2x Cortex-A76 (2.86 GHz) + 2x Cortex-A76 (2.36) + 4x Cortex-A53 (1.95 GHz, big.LITTLE), 4G ModemARM Mali-G71 MP8 GPU, 4x Cortex-A73 (2.4 GHz) + 4x Cortex-A53 (1.8 GHz, big.LITTLE), 2x 32 Bit LPDDR4 Memory Controller
iGPUARM Mali-G76 MP16 ( - 600 MHz)ARM Mali-G71 MP8 ( - 900 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - Kirin 990
min: 1.067     avg: 1.1     median: 1.1 (82%)     max: 1.3 pt
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 19565     avg: 31512     median: 31512 (27%)     max: 43459 Points
14698 Points (12%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
min: 4756     avg: 5166     median: 5166 (61%)     max: 5576 Points
2323 Points (27%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
min: 4702     avg: 4918     median: 4917.5 (56%)     max: 5133 Points
2101 Points (24%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 759     avg: 770     median: 770 (32%)     max: 781 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 2893     avg: 2978     median: 2977.5 (5%)     max: 3062 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
783 Points (3%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
3059 Points (10%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3865     avg: 3882     median: 3881.5 (39%)     max: 3898 Points
1634 Points (16%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 11885     avg: 12083     median: 12082.5 (13%)     max: 12280 Points
5809 Points (6%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
3910 Points (53%)
1706 Points (23%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
11615 Points (28%)
5609 Points (14%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
10281 Points (16%)
5734 Points (9%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
3272 Points (49%)
1756 Points (26%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
3891 Points (31%)
2165 Points (17%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
5595 Points (51%)
3780 Points (34%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
19729 Points (39%)
10498 Points (21%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
9053 Points (18%)
5303 Points (11%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
11581 Points (30%)
6502 Points (17%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1963     avg: 2154     median: 2154 (3%)     max: 2345 ms
5947 ms (7%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 19885     avg: 21727     median: 21726.5 (20%)     max: 23568 Points
6802 Points (6%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 97     avg: 108     median: 108 (23%)     max: 119 Points
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
147305 Points (50%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
8364 Points (26%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
28103 Points (34%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
33870 Points (11%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
43350 Points (27%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
113687 Points (20%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
min: 70955     avg: 85363     median: 85363 (71%)     max: 99771 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
min: 62954     avg: 81672     median: 81672 (66%)     max: 100390 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
min: 110095     avg: 135414     median: 135414 (25%)     max: 160733 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
min: 136219     avg: 143683     median: 143682 (52%)     max: 151146 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
min: 409039     avg: 446132     median: 446132 (43%)     max: 483224 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
261357 Points (34%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
min: 5756     avg: 7469     median: 7469 (39%)     max: 9182 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
29072 Points (62%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
min: 8636     avg: 9479     median: 9479 (62%)     max: 10322 Points
5114 Points (33%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
min: 10918     avg: 12433     median: 12432.5 (62%)     max: 13947 Points
5040 Points (25%)

Average Benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 990 → 100% n=18

Average Benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 960s → 52% n=18

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