HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 955 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  HiSilicon Kirin 955 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  HiSilicon Kirin Qualcomm Snapdragon
• Generation
  4 8
• CPU group
  HiSilicon Kirin 950 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 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
  1.80 GHz 1.80 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.50 GHz 2.84 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 8
• Turbo (8 Cores)
  2.50 GHz 2.40 GHz
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
• A core
  4x Cortex-A72 1x Kryo 680 Prime
• B core
  4x Cortex-A53 3x Kryo 680 Gold
• C core
  -- 4x Kryo 680 Silver

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 955 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-T880 MP4 Qualcomm Adreno 660
• GPU frequency
  0.90 GHz 0.84 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.90 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  4 0
• Shader
  64 0
• Max. displays
  2 0
• Generation
  Midgard 4 6
• DirectX Version
  11 12.1
• Technology
  16 nm 5 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q1/2021

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 955 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. 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)
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 955 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 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 LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-3200
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 4

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 955 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888.

• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 955 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 888? 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.

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 955 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None None
• L2-Cache
  -- 1.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  -- 8.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Kryo 680
• Technology
  16 nm 5 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q1/2021

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 955 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888.

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