HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs Qualcomm 215

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs Qualcomm 215, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T628 MP6 and Adreno 308.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 930 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Qualcomm 215 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the specifications of the processors, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as Octane V2, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, Quadrant, 3DMark, PassMark, Neocore, Vellamo, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy Kirin 930 or Qualcomm 215 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 930

Qualcomm 215

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

Kirin 930

48%

Qualcomm 215

36%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 930

Qualcomm 215

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 930	Qualcomm 215
Total score	48734	45671
CPU	13635	12790
GPU	18519	17354
MEM	7790	7309
UX	8765	8215

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 930	Qualcomm 215
Single-Core	129	121
Multi-Core	595	558

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 930	Qualcomm 215
Frequency	2200 MHz	1300 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	677
Memory bandwidth	28	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	1 MB
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 930 is 40% better than Qualcomm 215 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 930 has -4 more core than Qualcomm 215. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T628 MP6	Adreno 308
GPU Frequency	680 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	176	27
# of Cores	6
# of Shader Units		24
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	1560 x 720 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	16.8	14.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	40.7	37.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.8	25.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.9	22.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	34.2	31.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	51.7	47.9
Real Racing 3	55.6	51.8
Sniper 3D	61.2	57
Need for Speed No Limits	38.9	41.4
Mortal Kombat X	40.3	29.8
CSR Racing 2	38.9	33.7

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	20 MP	13 MP
Dual Camera resolution		8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X5 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 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 930 is better: 35
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm 215 is better: 4
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Kirin 930 and Qualcomm 215, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 930 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 930 specs and review.

Qualcomm 215 SoC - all data

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

• Qualcomm 215 specs and review.