HiSilicon Kirin 710F vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 710F vs Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 710F vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro, compare of GPUs Adreno 530 and Mali-G71 MP4.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 710F is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro is quad-core (Kryo 280). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software like Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, Octane V2, GFXBench, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, 3DMark, Geekbench, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, and how good the chips are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat etc.

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 710F or Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, 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 821 MSM8996 Pro

10%

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

Kirin 710F

62%

Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 710F

Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 710F	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Total score	132067	149901
CPU	36974	41975
GPU	50180	56961
MEM	21140	23984
UX	23762	26987

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 710F	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Single-Core	270	306
Multi-Core	1188	1349

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 710F	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Frequency	2200 MHz	2400 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.4 GHz Kryo 280
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	11 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	6 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1866
Memory bandwidth		29.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	3 MB
L3 cache
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 821 MSM8996 Pro is 8% better than Kirin 710F in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 710F has -4 more core than Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP4	Adreno 530
GPU Frequency	950 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	169	518.73
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		256
Display	1920 x 1080 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	24.8	27.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	48.1	26.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	60.7	53.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	27.4	28.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	42.8	21.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	62.4	37.2
Real Racing 3	75.9	94.2
Sniper 3D	115.3	69.9
Need for Speed No Limits	97.1	64.6
Mortal Kombat X	78.9	78
CSR Racing 2	85	59.2

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 v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	16 MP	28 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
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 X12 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 710F is better: 16
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro is better: 21
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Kirin 710F and Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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 821 MSM8996 Pro SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro specs and review.