Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 vs HiSilicon Kirin 950
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 | HiSilicon Kirin 950 | |
CPU comparisonQualcomm Snapdragon 801 or HiSilicon Kirin 950 - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.45 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 was released in Q2/2013. The HiSilicon Kirin 950 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 950 was released in Q4/2015. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) | Family | HiSilicon Kirin (29) |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800/801 (2) | CPU group | HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2) |
| 2 | Generation | 4 |
| Krait 400 | Architecture | Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.45 GHz. The HiSilicon Kirin 950 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 950 |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.45 GHz 4x Krait 400 |
A-Core | 2.30 GHz 4x Cortex-A72 |
| -- | B-Core | 1.80 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
NPU AI performanceThe performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 950 |
| Qualcomm AI engine | AI hardware | -- |
| Hexagon QDSP6 V5 | AI specifications | -- |
| -- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)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. |
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| Qualcomm Adreno 330 | GPU | ARM Mali-T880 MP4 |
| 0.60 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.90 GHz |
| 0.60 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 0.90 GHz |
| 3 | GPU Generation | Midgard 4 |
| 28 nm | Technology | 16 nm |
| 0 | Max. displays | 2 |
| -- | Compute units | 4 |
| 32 | Shader | 64 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| -- | DirectX Version | 11 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Qualcomm Adreno 330 | GPU | ARM Mali-T880 MP4 |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | No |
| No | Codec VC-1 | No |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 950 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 950 |
| LPDDR3-1866 | Memory | LPDDR4 |
| 8 GB | Max. Memory | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 14.9 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 has a TDP of --, that of the HiSilicon Kirin 950 is --. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 950 |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the HiSilicon Kirin 950 cache has a total of 0.00 MB. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 950 |
| 28 nm | Technology | 16 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
| Armv7-A (32 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | -- |
| -- | Socket | -- |
| None | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Android | Operating systems | Android |
| Q2/2013 | Release date | Q4/2015 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
4C 4T @ 2.45 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
4C 4T @ 2.45 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
Qualcomm Adreno 330 @ 0.60 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 | HiSilicon Kirin 950 |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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