Comparisons 11-03-2021
So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus, comparison of GPUs Adreno 650 and Mali-G76 MP18.
This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 990 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Snapdragon 865 Plus is octa-core (Kryo 585 Prime). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the chipsets, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, PCMark, Neocore, AnTuTu, Vellamo, Quadrant, Geekbench, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D etc.
After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Kirin 990 5G or Snapdragon 865 Plus and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2.
Summary benchmark resultsAs 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 990 5G | 88% |
Snapdragon 865 Plus | 97% |
Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)| Kirin 990 5G | 77% |
Snapdragon 865 Plus | 81% |
Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming| Kirin 990 5G | 83% |
Snapdragon 865 Plus | 91% |
Antutu 8Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed | Kirin 990 5G |
Snapdragon 865 Plus | | Total score | 456731 | 663155 | | CPU | 145457 | 198282 | | GPU | 153240 | 247327 | | MEM | 85197 | 113635 | | UX | 72537 | 103275 |
GeekBench 5.2This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Kirin 990 5G |
Snapdragon 865 Plus | | Single-Core | 945 | 1042 | | Multi-Core | 3118 | 3647 |
Comparison of specifications
CPU and Memory | Kirin 990 5G |
Snapdragon 865 Plus | | Frequency | 2860 MHz | 3100 MHz | | Cores | 8 | 8 | | Bit | 64 | 64 | | Lithography | 7 nm | 7 nm | | Transistors count | | | | Core configuration | 2x2.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A76
2x2.36 GHz ARM Cortex-A76
4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 | 1x3.1 GHz Kryo 585 Prime
3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 Gold
4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585 Silver | | Power consumption (TDP) | 6 W | 10 W | | Memory type | LPDDR4x | LPDDR5 (Quad Channel) | | Max. Memory | 12 Gb | 16 Gb | | Memory Frequency | 1600 | 2750 | | Memory bandwidth | 31.78 | 44 | | Neural Processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes | | L1 cache | | 512 KB | | L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB | | L3 cache | | 4 MB | | Instruction set architecture (ISA) | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 865 Plus is 7% better than Kirin 990 5G in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.
GPU and Media| GPU | Mali-G76 MP18 | Adreno 650 | | GPU Frequency | 950 MHz | 645 MHz | | GFloPS | 581.14 | 1348 | | # of Cores | 18 | | | # of Shader Units | | 512 | | Display | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 3840 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 | 28.4 | 30.9 | | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile) | 57.5 | 75.2 | | Garena Free Fire - The Cobra | 59.6 | 103.7 | | Call of Duty: Mobile | 43.6 | 58.1 | | Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile) | 50.7 | 64.4 | | Minecraft: Pocket Edition | 77.2 | 94.9 | | Real Racing 3 | 74.5 | 129.6 | | Sniper 3D | 131.1 | 165.9 | | Need for Speed No Limits | 83.4 | 145.2 | | Mortal Kombat X | 86.4 | 119.3 | | CSR Racing 2 | 65.6 | 145.2 |
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 8 and GeekBench 5.2 becnmarks.
Cameras| Camera resolution | 32 MP | 200 MP | | Dual Camera resolution | | 25 MP | | Image Signal Processor (ISP) | | Qualcomm Spectra 480 | | Video Encoding FPS | 60 | 60 | | Video Encoding resolution | 4K, 2K, FullHD | 8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD | | Codec support | H.264, H.265/HEVC | H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10 |
Networks and Navigation| Modem | 21 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 Modem-RF System 5G | | Download speed | 1400 MBit/s. | 7500 MBit/s. | | Upload speed | 900 MBit/s. | 3000 MBit/s. | | Navigation | GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou | QZSS, SBAS, Galileo, Beidou, GPS, NavIC enabled, GNSS, GLONASS, Dual frequency GNSS | | NFC support | Yes | Yes | | 5G support | No | Yes |
Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G is better: 4
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus is better: 35
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Kirin 990 5G and Snapdragon 865 Plus, as well as read the test results at the links below.
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