HiSilicon Kirin 710A vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 710A vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G71 MP18 and Mali-G71 MP4.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 710A is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Exynos 7 Octa 7885 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like GFXBench, PassMark, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, Neocore, Geekbench, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, 3DMark, even the gaming performance of chipsets in PUBG, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat etc.

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chipset is better to buy Kirin 710A or Exynos 7 Octa 7885 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Exynos 7 Octa 7885

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

Kirin 710A

58%

Exynos 7 Octa 7885

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 710A

Exynos 7 Octa 7885

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 710A	Exynos 7 Octa 7885
Total score	132403	136471
CPU	37068	38211
GPU	50304	51853
MEM	21184	21835
UX	23842	24556

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 710A	Exynos 7 Octa 7885
Single-Core	270	279
Multi-Core	1191	1228

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 710A	Exynos 7 Octa 7885
Frequency	2200 MHz	2100 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	8 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1866
Memory bandwidth
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	64 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. Here Kirin 710A is 4% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7885 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP4	Mali-G71 MP18
GPU Frequency	950 MHz	546 MHz
GFloPS	169	334
# of Cores	4	18
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2560 x 1440 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	49.9	26.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	61.7	37.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	28.5	34.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	43.2	25.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	63.6	37.7
Real Racing 3	108	65.3
Sniper 3D	117.2	48.5
Need for Speed No Limits	74	67.1
Mortal Kombat X	89.5	42.9
CSR Racing 2	74	44.8

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	28 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	28 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE Cat.13 3CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 710A is better: 16
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 is better: 18
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Kirin 710A and Exynos 7 Octa 7885, 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.

Exynos 7 Octa 7885 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7885 specs and review.