HiSilicon Kirin 970 vs Samsung Exynos 7580

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HiSilicon Kirin 970 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 7580
HiSilicon Kirin 970 Samsung Exynos 7580

CPU comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 970 or Samsung Exynos 7580 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The HiSilicon Kirin 970 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 was released in Q3/2017.

The Samsung Exynos 7580 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 7580 was released in Q2/2015.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (1) CPU group Samsung Exynos 7578/7580 (2)
6 Generation 1
Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 970 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz. The Samsung Exynos 7580 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz.

HiSilicon Kirin 970 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7580
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A73
A-Core 1.60 GHz
8x Cortex-A53
1.84 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

HiSilicon Kirin 970 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7580
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

ARM Mali-G72 MP12 GPU ARM Mali-T720 MP2
0.75 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.65 GHz
Bifrost 2 GPU Generation Midgard 3
16 nm Technology 28nm
1 Max. displays 2
12 Compute units 2
192 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 11

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

ARM Mali-G72 MP12 GPU ARM Mali-T720 MP2
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The HiSilicon Kirin 970 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 7580 can connect up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels.

HiSilicon Kirin 970 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7580
LPDDR4X-2133 Memory LPDDR3-933
8 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 0
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 has a TDP of 9 W, that of the Samsung Exynos 7580 is --.

HiSilicon Kirin 970 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7580
9 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 970 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Samsung Exynos 7580 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

HiSilicon Kirin 970 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7580
10 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q3/2017 Release date Q2/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7580 (30%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7580 (27%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
HiSilicon Kirin 970 HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
349 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7580 Samsung Exynos 7580
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
106 (30%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
HiSilicon Kirin 970 HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1455 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7580 Samsung Exynos 7580
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
399 (27%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
HiSilicon Kirin 970 HiSilicon Kirin 970
ARM Mali-G72 MP12 @ 0.75 GHz
330 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7580 Samsung Exynos 7580
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 @ 0.65 GHz
22 (7%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
HiSilicon Kirin 970 HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 7580 Samsung Exynos 7580
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
879 (100%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 970 Samsung Exynos 7580
Huawei Honor 10
Huawei Note 10
Huawei Play
Huawei Honor View 10
Huawei Mate 10 Pro
Huawei P20
Huawei Nova 3
Huawei Nova 4
Unknown

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