HiSilicon Kirin 990E vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 990E vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G, compare of GPUs Mali-G76 MP12 and Adreno 620.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 990E is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Snapdragon 765G is octa-core (Kryo 475 Prime). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as AnTuTu, Octane V2, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, GeekBench 6, 5, PassMark, Vellamo, Neocore, and how good the processors are in games Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy Kirin 990E or Snapdragon 765G 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 990E

31%

Snapdragon 765G

21%

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

Kirin 990E

75%

Snapdragon 765G

74%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 990E

29%

Snapdragon 765G

19%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 990E	Snapdragon 765G
Total score	433894	304160
CPU	121487	85154
GPU	164888	115588
MEM	69424	48671
UX	78108	54738

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 990E	Snapdragon 765G
Single-Core	929	681
Multi-Core	3068	2316

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 990E	Snapdragon 765G
Frequency	2860 MHz	2400 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 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	1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	8 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	12 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	2133
Memory bandwidth	31.78	17
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.3-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 990E is 16% better than Snapdragon 765G 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 620
GPU Frequency	800 MHz	750 MHz
GFloPS	489.38	896
# of Cores	12
# of Shader Units		384
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2520 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	28.6	31.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	56.3	55.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	58.7	62.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	42.3	40.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	47.8	51.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	77.8	75.6
Real Racing 3	102.7	93.8
Sniper 3D	111.5	137.5
Need for Speed No Limits	93.9	112.5
Mortal Kombat X	67.5	100
CSR Racing 2	64.6	75

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		22 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 355
Video Encoding FPS	60	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	5G NR	Qualcomm Snapdragon X52 Modem-RF System
Download speed	2300 MBit/s.	3700 MBit/s.
Upload speed	1250 MBit/s.	1600 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 990E is better: 22
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G is better: 16
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Kirin 990E and Snapdragon 765G, 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 765G SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 765G specs and review.