HiSilicon Kirin 990E vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 990E vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G, compare of GPUs Mali-G76 MP12 and Adreno 619L.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 990E is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Snapdragon 690 5G is octa-core (Kryo 560). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like PCMark, Octane V2, GFXBench, 3DMark, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, PassMark, even the gaming performance of processors in PUBG, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 990E or Snapdragon 690 5G and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 990E

31%

Snapdragon 690 5G

24%

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

Kirin 990E

75%

Snapdragon 690 5G

74%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 990E

29%

Snapdragon 690 5G

21%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 990E	Snapdragon 690 5G
Total score	433894	339723
CPU	121487	95116
GPU	164888	129086
MEM	69424	54361
UX	78108	61145

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 990E	Snapdragon 690 5G
Single-Core	929	760
Multi-Core	3068	2587

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 990E	Snapdragon 690 5G
Frequency	2860 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	8 nm
Transistors count	10300 millions
Core configuration	2x2.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 2x2.36 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	8x2.0 GHz Kryo 560
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x (Quad Channel)
Max. Memory	12 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	31.78	14.9
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache
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 Kirin 990E is 30% better than Snapdragon 690 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 MP12	Adreno 619L
GPU Frequency	800 MHz	975 MHz
GFloPS	489.38	486
# of Cores	12
# of Shader Units		316
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2840 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	28.6	24.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	56.3	55.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	58.7	45.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	42.3	41.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	47.8	45.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	77.8	71.4
Real Racing 3	102.7	80.3
Sniper 3D	111.5	59.7
Need for Speed No Limits	93.9	82.6
Mortal Kombat X	67.5	66.6
CSR Racing 2	64.6	59.7

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	32 MP	192 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 355L
Video Encoding FPS	60	240
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, VP8, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	5G NR	Snapdragon X51 5G Modem-RF System
Download speed	2300 MBit/s.	2500 MBit/s.
Upload speed	1250 MBit/s.	900 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, QZSS, GLONASS, Galileo, Dual frequency GNSS, NavIC, Beidou, SBAS, GNSS
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 990E is better: 27
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G is better: 11
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison of 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 SoCs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 990E SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 990E specs and review.

Snapdragon 690 5G SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 690 5G specs and review.