HiSilicon Kirin 955

HiSilicon Kirin 955

About mobile processor

The HiSilicon Kirin 955 SoC is a powerful and efficient chipset designed for flagship smartphones. Built on a 16nm technology, this SoC features an octa-core processor with a frequency of 2500 MHz, delivering impressive performance while maintaining energy efficiency with a TDP of 5W. The inclusion of the Mali-T880 MP4 GPU ensures smooth and vibrant graphics for gaming and multimedia content. The Geekbench 6 scores further attest to the SoC's capabilities, with a single-core score of 299 and a multi-core score of 1040, showcasing its ability to handle demanding tasks and multitasking with ease. With its combination of high-performance CPU and GPU, the HiSilicon Kirin 955 SoC offers a seamless user experience for gaming, streaming, and everyday tasks. Its power-efficient design also contributes to longer battery life, making it an attractive choice for flagship smartphones. Overall, the HiSilicon Kirin 955 SoC is a standout performer in the smartphone chipset market, offering a balance of power, efficiency, and impressive graphics capabilities. It's a solid choice for users who demand high performance from their mobile devices.

Basic

Label Name
HiSilicon
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Launch Date
April 2016
Manufacturing
TSMC
Model Name
Kirin 955
Architecture
4x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A72 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
Cores
8
Technology
16 nm
Frequency
2500 MHz

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Mali-T880 MP4
GPU frequency
900 MHz
FLOPS
0.1152 TFLOPS
Shading units
16
Execution units
4
OpenCL version
1.2
Vulkan version
1.0
Max display resolution
1920 x 1080
DirectX version
11.2

Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 6
5G support
No
Bluetooth
4.2
Wi-Fi
5
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Memory Specifications

Memory type
LPDDR4
Memory Bus
2x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

Neural processor (NPU)
No
Audio codecs
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Max camera resolution
1x 32MP, 2x 12MP
Storage type
eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0
Video capture
4K at 30FPS
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video playback
4K at 30FPS
TDP
5 W
Instruction set
ARMv8-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6
Single Core Score
299
Geekbench 6
Multi Core Score
1040
FP32 (float)
Score
113

Compared to Other SoC

Geekbench 6 Single Core
322 +7.7%
321 +7.4%
299
299 -0%
296 -1%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
1051 +1.1%
1047 +0.7%
1040
1016 -2.3%
999 -3.9%
FP32 (float)
122 +8%
117 +3.5%
113
113 -0%
98 -13.3%