Samsung Exynos 5250 vs HiSilicon Kirin 930

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Samsung Exynos 5250 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 930
Samsung Exynos 5250 HiSilicon Kirin 930

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 5250 or HiSilicon Kirin 930 - 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 Samsung Exynos 5250 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5250 was released in Q4/2011.

The HiSilicon Kirin 930 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 930 was released in Q1/2015.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Samsung Exynos 5250 (1) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 930 (2)
2 Generation 3
Cortex-A15 Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 5250 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 5250 is 1.70 GHz while the HiSilicon Kirin 930 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 930 is at 2.00 GHz.

Samsung Exynos 5250 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz
2x Cortex-A15
A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

NPU AI performance

The 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.

Samsung Exynos 5250 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Samsung Exynos 5250 or HiSilicon Kirin 930 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

ARM Mali-T604 MP4 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
0.53 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.53 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
Midgard 1 GPU Generation Midgard 2
32nm Technology 32nm
1 Max. displays 1
4 Compute units 4
64 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 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-T604 MP4 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung Exynos 5250 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The HiSilicon Kirin 930 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Samsung Exynos 5250 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
LPDDR3-800 Memory LPDDR3-1600
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 thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 5250 is --, while the HiSilicon Kirin 930 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Samsung Exynos 5250 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 5250 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 930 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Samsung Exynos 5250 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
32 nm Technology 28 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
Q4/2011 Release date Q1/2015
-- 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 5250 Samsung Exynos 5250
ARM Mali-T604 MP4 @ 0.53 GHz
17 (22%)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 HiSilicon Kirin 930
ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 5250 HiSilicon Kirin 930
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