HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450, compare of GPUs Mali-T628 MP6 and Adreno 506.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 930 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 450 SDM450 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics of the processors, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processors is better to buy Kirin 930 or Snapdragon 450 SDM450 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

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

Kirin 930

48%

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 930

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 930	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Total score	48734	61183
CPU	13635	17140
GPU	18519	23248
MEM	7790	9791
UX	8765	11013

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 930	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Single-Core	129	203
Multi-Core	595	712

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 930	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Frequency	2200 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.48GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	1600
Memory bandwidth	28	7.46
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	4 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 18% better than Snapdragon 450 SDM450 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T628 MP6	Adreno 506
GPU Frequency	680 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	176	130
# of Cores	6
# of Shader Units		96
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2160 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	16.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	40.7	11.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.8	20.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.9	12.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	34.2	8.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	51.7	12.6
Real Racing 3	55.6	30.6
Sniper 3D	61.2	26.5
Need for Speed No Limits	38.9	32.6
Mortal Kombat X	40.3	26.5
CSR Racing 2	38.9	28.6

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	20 MP	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution		13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	100 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 930 is better: 22
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 is better: 16
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 joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, 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.

Snapdragon 450 SDM450 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 450 SDM450 specs and review.