HiSilicon Kirin 710 VS HiSilicon Kirin 955

Comparing HiSilicon Kirin 710 vs HiSilicon Kirin 955

Comparison of video cards HiSilicon Kirin 710 vs HiSilicon Kirin 955 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of HiSilicon Kirin 955

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Higher clock speed

1.80 GHz 1.70 GHz

Around -6% better clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed

2.50 GHz 2.20 GHz

Around 12% better overclocked clock speed

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Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 710

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 955 and HiSilicon Kirin 710 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 710
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Family	HiSilicon Kirin HiSilicon Kirin
Generation	4 5
CPU group	HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 710

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710 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.

Specification	Value
Frequency	1.80 GHz 1.70 GHz
CPU Cores	8 8
Turbo (1 Core)	2.50 GHz 2.20 GHz
CPU Threads	8 8
Turbo (8 Cores)	2.50 GHz 2.20 GHz
Hyperthreading	No No
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A core	4x Cortex-A72 4x Cortex-A73
B core	4x Cortex-A53 4x Cortex-A53

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 955 and HiSilicon Kirin 710 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	ARM Mali-T880 MP4 ARM Mali-G51 MP4
GPU frequency	0.90 GHz 0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	0.90 GHz 1.00 GHz
Execution units	4 8
Shader	64 128
Max. GPU Memory	-- 4 GB
Max. displays	2 2
Generation	Midgard 4 Bifrost 1
DirectX Version	11 11
Technology	16 nm 12 nm
Release date	Q2/2016 Q2/2018

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 955 and HiSilicon Kirin 710. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode No
h264	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP9	No Decode / Encode
VP8	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
AV1	No No
AVC	No Decode / Encode
VC-1	No Decode / Encode
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 955 and HiSilicon Kirin 710 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.

Specification	Value
Memory type	LPDDR3LPDDR4 LPDDR3LPDDR4
Max. Memory	6 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 2

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 955 and HiSilicon Kirin 710.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	No No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 955 or HiSilicon Kirin 710? 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.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	5 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 955 and HiSilicon Kirin 710 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	None None
L3-Cache	-- 1.00 MB
Architecture	Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53
Technology	16 nm 12 nm
Socket	N/A N/A
Release date	Q2/2016 Q3/2018