HiSilicon Kirin 710F vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 710F vs Snapdragon 712

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 710F vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 712, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G71 MP4 and Adreno 616.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 710F is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Snapdragon 712 is octa-core (Kryo 360). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software such as Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, Vellamo, GFXBench, PassMark, Octane V2, PCMark, AnTuTu, GeekBench 6, 5, even the gaming performance of processors in Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 710F or Snapdragon 712 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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 710F

Snapdragon 712

14%

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

Kirin 710F

62%

Snapdragon 712

68%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 710F

Snapdragon 712

11%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 710F	Snapdragon 712
Total score	132067	204421
CPU	36974	57228
GPU	50180	77675
MEM	21140	32714
UX	23762	36795

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 710F	Snapdragon 712
Single-Core	270	421
Multi-Core	1188	1686

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 710F	Snapdragon 712
Frequency	2200 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x2.3 GHz Kryo 360
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	6 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1866
Memory bandwidth		13.91
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache		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 Snapdragon 712 is 4% better than Kirin 710F in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP4	Adreno 616
GPU Frequency	950 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	169	459.38
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		256
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	3360 x 1440 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	24.8	30.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	48.1	50.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	60.7	58.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	27.4	40.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	42.8	43.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	62.4	66.9
Real Racing 3	75.9	73.1
Sniper 3D	115.3	111.2
Need for Speed No Limits	97.1	81.9
Mortal Kombat X	78.9	76.1
CSR Racing 2	85	76.1

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	16 MP	192 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 250
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X15 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	800 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 710F is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 is better: 27
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 710F SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 710F specs and review.

Snapdragon 712 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 712 specs and review.