Samsung Exynos 4412 vs HiSilicon Kirin 950

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 4412 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 950
Samsung Exynos 4412 HiSilicon Kirin 950

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Samsung Exynos 4412 and the HiSilicon Kirin 950 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Samsung Exynos 4412 4 core processor released in Q2/2012 with the HiSilicon Kirin 950 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2015.
Samsung Exynos (46) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Samsung Exynos 4412 (1) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2)
2 Generation 4
Cortex-A9 Architecture Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 4412 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The HiSilicon Kirin 950 clocks with 2.30 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Samsung Exynos 4412 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 950
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A9
A-Core 2.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A72
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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.

Samsung Exynos 4412 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 950
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

ARM Mali-400 MP4 GPU ARM Mali-T880 MP4
0.44 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
0.44 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
Utgard GPU Generation Midgard 4
28nm Technology 16 nm
1 Max. displays 2
4 Compute units 4
64 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
0 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-400 MP4 GPU ARM Mali-T880 MP4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No 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 & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the Samsung Exynos 4412, while the HiSilicon Kirin 950 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Samsung Exynos 4412 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 950
LPDDR2-400 Memory LPDDR4
Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Samsung Exynos 4412 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the HiSilicon Kirin 950 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Samsung Exynos 4412 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 950
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 4412 has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of HiSilicon Kirin 950 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 16 nm.

Samsung Exynos 4412 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 950
32 nm Technology 16 nm
Unknown 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
Q2/2012 Release date Q4/2015
-- Release price --
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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.
Samsung Exynos 4412 Samsung Exynos 4412
ARM Mali-400 MP4 @ 0.44 GHz
16 (13%)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz
122 (100%)

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.
Samsung Exynos 4412 Samsung Exynos 4412
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
331 (100%)

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.
Samsung Exynos 4412 Samsung Exynos 4412
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1183 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 4412 HiSilicon Kirin 950
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