HiSilicon Kirin 710 vs HiSilicon Kirin 955

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 710 and HiSilicon Kirin 955 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  HiSilicon Kirin 710 HiSilicon Kirin 955
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  HiSilicon Kirin HiSilicon Kirin
• Generation
  5 4
• CPU group
  HiSilicon Kirin 710 HiSilicon Kirin 950

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 710 vs HiSilicon Kirin 955 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  1.70 GHz 1.80 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.20 GHz 2.50 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 8
• Turbo (8 Cores)
  2.20 GHz 2.50 GHz
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  4x Cortex-A73 4x Cortex-A72
• B core
  4x Cortex-A53 4x Cortex-A53

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 710 and HiSilicon Kirin 955 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G51 MP4 ARM Mali-T880 MP4
• GPU frequency
  0.65 GHz 0.90 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.00 GHz 0.90 GHz
• Execution units
  8 4
• Shader
  128 64
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB --
• Max. displays
  2 2
• Generation
  Bifrost 1 Midgard 4
• DirectX Version
  11 11
• Technology
  12 nm 16 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2018 Q2/2016

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 710 and HiSilicon Kirin 955. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No Decode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode / Encode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 710 and HiSilicon Kirin 955 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR3LPDDR4 LPDDR3LPDDR4
• Max. Memory
  6 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 710 and HiSilicon Kirin 955.

• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 710 or HiSilicon Kirin 955? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  5 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 710 and HiSilicon Kirin 955 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None None
• L3-Cache
  1.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
• Technology
  12 nm 16 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• Release date
  Q3/2018 Q2/2016

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 710 and HiSilicon Kirin 955.

• Used in
  Huawei Honor 8XHuawei P30 lite Unknown