HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710A benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 950 vs Kirin 710A

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710A, comparison of GPUs Mali-G71 MP4 and Mali-T880 MP4.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 950 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Kirin 710A is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy Kirin 950 or Kirin 710A and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 950

Kirin 710A

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

Kirin 950

48%

Kirin 710A

58%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 950

Kirin 710A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 950	Kirin 710A
Total score	100285	132403
CPU	28073	37068
GPU	38102	50304
MEM	16044	21184
UX	18046	23842

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 950	Kirin 710A
Single-Core	265	270
Multi-Core	902	1191

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 950	Kirin 710A
Frequency	2300 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	933
Memory bandwidth	25.6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
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 Kirin 950 is 4% better than Kirin 710A in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T880 MP4	Mali-G71 MP4
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	169
# of Cores	4	4
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 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		25.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	22.3	49.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	38.7	61.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.5	28.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.1	43.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	24.3	63.6
Real Racing 3	48.4	108
Sniper 3D	61.9	117.2
Need for Speed No Limits	54.2	74
Mortal Kombat X	61.9	89.5
CSR Racing 2	42.6	74

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	20 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 950 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 710A is better: 26
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Kirin 950 and Kirin 710A, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 950 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 950 specs and review.

Kirin 710A SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 710A specs and review.