HiSilicon Kirin 710A vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 710

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 710A vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 710, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G71 MP4 and Adreno 616.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 710A is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Snapdragon 710 is octa-core (Cortex-A75). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, PCMark, 3DMark, Quadrant, Octane V2, Neocore, PassMark, Geekbench, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy Kirin 710A or Snapdragon 710 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Kirin 710A

Snapdragon 710

13%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Kirin 710A

58%

Snapdragon 710

66%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 710A

Snapdragon 710

10%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Kirin 710A	Snapdragon 710
Total score	132403	184888
CPU	37068	51771
GPU	50304	70257
MEM	21184	29580
UX	23842	33288

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Kirin 710A	Snapdragon 710
Single-Core	270	379
Multi-Core	1191	1591

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 710A	Snapdragon 710
Frequency	2200 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A75 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1866
Memory bandwidth		14.9
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP4	Adreno 616
GPU Frequency	950 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	169	459.38
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		256
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	25.6	24.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	49.9	37.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	61.7	62.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	28.5	33.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	43.2	32.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	63.6	49.2
Real Racing 3	108	93.9
Sniper 3D	117.2	81.4
Need for Speed No Limits	74	112.7
Mortal Kombat X	89.5	81.4
CSR Racing 2	74	75.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	16 MP	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 250
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X15 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	800 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 710A is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 is better: 23
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Kirin 710A and Snapdragon 710, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 710A SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10

• Kirin 710A specs and review.

Snapdragon 710 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Snapdragon 710 specs and review.