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HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2016
HiSilicon Kirin 955
HiSilicon Kirin 955
Released
Q4/2020
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000
HiSilicon Kirin 9000

What's the best choice HiSilicon Kirin 955 or HiSilicon Kirin 9000? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

HiSilicon Kirin 955 has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q2/2016.

HiSilicon Kirin 9000 has a maximum frequency of 2.05 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q4/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1809 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions HiSilicon Kirin 955 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1326 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1318 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1501 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    533 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 12% better clock speed

    2.05 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 20 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.13 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions HiSilicon Kirin 9000 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    482 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    647 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    62 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    5 place

Specifications

Technical data
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 HiSilicon Kirin 9000
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    HiSilicon Kirin left arrow HiSilicon Kirin
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    HiSilicon Kirin 950 left arrow HiSilicon Kirin 9000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.80 GHz left arrow 2.05 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.50 GHz left arrow 3.13 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    2.50 GHz left arrow 2.54 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
  • A core
    4x Cortex-A72 left arrow 1x Cortex-A77
  • B core
    4x Cortex-A53 left arrow 3x Cortex-A77
  • C core
    -- left arrow 4x Cortex-A55
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-T880 MP4 left arrow ARM Mali-G78 MP24
  • GPU frequency
    0.90 GHz left arrow 0.76 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.90 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    64 left arrow 384
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 1
  • Generation
    Midgard 4 left arrow Vallhall 2
  • DirectX Version
    11 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    16 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow Q4/2020
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by HiSilicon Kirin 9000 and HiSilicon Kirin 955. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR3LPDDR4 left arrow LPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-2750
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP HiSilicon Kirin 955 and HiSilicon Kirin 9000 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by HiSilicon Kirin 955 and HiSilicon Kirin 955, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 left arrow Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55
  • Technology
    16 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow Q4/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between HiSilicon Kirin 955 and HiSilicon Kirin 9000.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
330
HiSilicon Kirin 955
1063
HiSilicon Kirin 9000
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
989
HiSilicon Kirin 955
3767
HiSilicon Kirin 9000
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
122
HiSilicon Kirin 955
2332
HiSilicon Kirin 9000

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