HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 950 vs Snapdragon 450 SDM450

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450, comparison of GPUs Adreno 506 and Mali-T880 MP4.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 950 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Snapdragon 450 SDM450 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, 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 synthetic type tests like Quadrant, PassMark, Octane V2, Geekbench, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu, PCMark, Neocore, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, and how good the SoCs are in games Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chipset is better to buy Kirin 950 or Snapdragon 450 SDM450 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2.

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

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

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

Kirin 950

48%

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 950

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 950	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Total score	100285	61183
CPU	28073	17140
GPU	38102	23248
MEM	16044	9791
UX	18046	11013

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 950	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Single-Core	265	203
Multi-Core	902	712

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 950	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Frequency	2300 MHz	1800 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	8x1.48GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	25.6	7.46
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache
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 21% better than Snapdragon 450 SDM450 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	Adreno 506
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	130
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		96
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2160 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	22.3	11.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	38.7	20.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.5	12.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.1	8.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	24.3	12.6
Real Racing 3	48.4	30.6
Sniper 3D	61.9	26.5
Need for Speed No Limits	54.2	32.6
Mortal Kombat X	61.9	26.5
CSR Racing 2	42.6	28.6

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	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution		13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	100 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: 24
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 is better: 9
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 950 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 950 specs and review.

Snapdragon 450 SDM450 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 450 SDM450 specs and review.