Exynos 9825 vs Kirin 980
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 9825 (with Mali G76 MP12 graphics) and HiSilicon Kirin 980 (Mali G76 MP10). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs and comprehensive tests in benchmarks like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Samsung Exynos 9825
- Announced 11 months later
- 5% higher CPU clock speed (2730 vs 2600 MHz)
- Shows better (up to 15%) AnTuTu 8 score – 449K vs 392K
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 980
- Higher GPU frequency (~20%)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 8
Specifications
CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.73 GHz – M4 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A75 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2730 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 8.5 billion | 6.9 billion |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali G76 MP12 | Mali G76 MP10 |
| Architecture | Bifrost | Bifrost |
| GPU frequency | 600 MHz | 720 MHz |
| Cores | 12 | 10 |
| FLOPS | - | 489 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 31.1 Gbit/s | 31.78 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2400 | 3120 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 150FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 21 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 2000 Mbps | Up to 1400 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | Up to 200 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS | GPS, GLONASS |
Info
| Announced | August 2019 | August 2018 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 9825 official site | HiSilicon Kirin 980 official site |
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