HiSilicon Kirin 710A vs Samsung Exynos 9609

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 710A vs Samsung Exynos 9609, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G71 MP4 and Mali-G72 MP3.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 710A is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Exynos 9609 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the processors, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processors is better to buy Kirin 710A or Exynos 9609 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, 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

Exynos 9609

10%

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

Kirin 710A

58%

Exynos 9609

68%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 710A

Exynos 9609

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 710A	Exynos 9609
Total score	132403	144347
CPU	37068	40426
GPU	50304	54842
MEM	21184	23097
UX	23842	25980

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 710A	Exynos 9609
Single-Core	270	295
Multi-Core	1191	1299

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 710A	Exynos 9609
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	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	9 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
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	Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Frequency	950 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	169	161
# of Cores	4	3
# of Shader Units
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	25.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	49.9	25.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	61.7	51.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	28.5	26.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	43.2	20.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	63.6	35.9
Real Racing 3	108	90.7
Sniper 3D	117.2	82.9
Need for Speed No Limits	74	62.2
Mortal Kombat X	89.5	75.1
CSR Racing 2	74	62.2

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	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
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 2/3CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 710A is better: 19
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 9609 is better: 16
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Kirin 710A and Exynos 9609, 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.

Exynos 9609 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 9609 specs and review.