HiSilicon Kirin 710A vs Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 710A vs Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890, compare of GPUs Mali-T880 MP12 and Mali-G71 MP4.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 710A is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is octa-core (Exynos Mongoose). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the processors, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chipset is better to buy Kirin 710A or Exynos 8 Octa 8890 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9.

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 8 Octa 8890

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

Kirin 710A

58%

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 710A

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 710A	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Total score	132403	123350
CPU	37068	34536
GPU	50304	46875
MEM	21184	19745
UX	23842	22212

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 710A	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Single-Core	270	252
Multi-Core	1191	1110

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 710A	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Frequency	2200 MHz	2300 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	4x2.3 GHz Exynos Mongoose 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1866
Memory bandwidth		26.82
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
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 Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is 4% better than Kirin 710A 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-T880 MP12
GPU Frequency	950 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	169	265
# of Cores	4	12
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	4096 x 2160 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	24.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	49.9	47.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	61.7	50.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	28.5	26.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	43.2	43.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	63.6	61.7
Real Racing 3	108	75.6
Sniper 3D	117.2	80.6
Need for Speed No Limits	74	80.6
Mortal Kombat X	89.5	58
CSR Racing 2	74	70.6

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	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
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.12/13 2/3 CA
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: 20
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is better: 15
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Kirin 710A and Exynos 8 Octa 8890, 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 8 Octa 8890 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 8 Octa 8890 specs and review.