HiSilicon Kirin 710A vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 710A vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 618 and Mali-G71 MP4.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 710A is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Snapdragon 730 is octa-core (Kryo 470). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software like WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu, Neocore, PCMark, Vellamo, Octane V2, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, Quadrant, GFXBench, even the gaming performance of processors in Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 710A or Snapdragon 730 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2.

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 730

14%

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

Kirin 710A

58%

Snapdragon 730

68%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 710A

Snapdragon 730

13%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 710A	Snapdragon 730
Total score	132403	205514
CPU	37068	57545
GPU	50304	78085
MEM	21184	32890
UX	23842	36997

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 710A	Snapdragon 730
Single-Core	270	423
Multi-Core	1191	1695

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 710A	Snapdragon 730
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 Kryo 470 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1866
Memory bandwidth		13.91
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 618
GPU Frequency	950 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	169	422
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		256
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2520 x 1080 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	25.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	49.9	58.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	61.7	60.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	28.5	35.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	43.2	52.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	63.6	75.5
Real Racing 3	108	75.6
Sniper 3D	117.2	115
Need for Speed No Limits	74	72.6
Mortal Kombat X	89.5	87.7
CSR Racing 2	74	66.6

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	192 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	22 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 350
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: 12
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 is better: 22
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Kirin 710A and Snapdragon 730, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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 730 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 730 specs and review.