HiSilicon Kirin 955
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Released
Q2/2016
HiSilicon Kirin 955

Processor HiSilicon Kirin 955, specifications and benchmarks

HiSilicon Kirin 955 Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q2/2016. Here are all the HiSilicon Kirin 955’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 1.80 GHz, total of cores is 8. The CPU supports LPDDR3LPDDR4 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket N/A. The TDP for CPU is .

Specifications

Technical data

Legacy catalog specifications; the original verification date is not recorded.

CPU generation and family
  • CPU group
    HiSilicon Kirin 950
  • Family
    HiSilicon Kirin
  • Generation
    4
  • Name
    HiSilicon Kirin 955
  • Predecessor
    —
  • Segment
    Mobile
  • Successor
    —
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
  • A-Core
    4x Cortex-A72
  • B-Core
    4x Cortex-A53
  • Base Frequency
    1.8 GHz
  • C-Core
    —
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    8
  • CPU Threads
    8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No
  • Overclocking
    No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    2.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    2.5 GHz
Internal Graphics
  • DirectX Version
    11
  • Execution units
    4
  • Generation
    Midgard 4
  • GPU Frequency
    900 MHz
  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-T880 MP4
  • GPU Turbo
    900 MHz
  • Max. displays
    2
  • Max. GPU Memory
    —
  • Release date
    Q2/2016
  • Shader
    64
  • Technology
    16 nm
Hardware codec support
  • AV1
    No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Conflicting source values: Decode / Encode | No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No
Memory & PCIe
  • ECC
    No
  • Max. Memory
    —
  • Memory channels
    2
  • Memory type
    LPDDR3LPDDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    —
  • PCIe version
    —
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No
Thermal Management
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    —
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    —
  • TDP (PL2)
    —
  • TDP down
    —
  • TDP up
    —
Technical details
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    —
  • L2-Cache
    —
  • L3-Cache
    —
  • Part Number
    —
  • Release date
    Q2/2016
  • Socket
    —
  • Technology
    16 nm
  • Virtualization
    None
Positions in all rankings

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

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1139 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1069 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1447 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 955 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

330
HiSilicon Kirin 955
333
331
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

989
HiSilicon Kirin 955
998
998
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

122 GFLOPS
HiSilicon Kirin 955
125 GFLOPS
125 GFLOPS

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

*

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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