Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 vs HiSilicon Kirin 930

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 vs HiSilicon Kirin 930, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T628 MP6 and Adreno 306.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Kirin 930 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 or Kirin 930 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

Kirin 930

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

Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

22%

Kirin 930

48%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

Kirin 930

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 410 MSM8916	Kirin 930
Total score	31881	48734
CPU	8934	13635
GPU	12115	18519
MEM	5100	7790
UX	5745	8765

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 410 MSM8916	Kirin 930
Single-Core	84	129
Multi-Core	389	595

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 410 MSM8916	Kirin 930
Frequency	1200 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR2/3	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	2 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	533	800
Memory bandwidth	6	28
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	1 MB	4 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 Kirin 930 is 45% better than Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 has 4 more core than Kirin 930. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 306	Mali-T628 MP6
GPU Frequency	400 MHz	680 MHz
GFloPS	21.6	176
# of Cores		6
# of Shader Units	24
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2560 x 1600 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	9.5	16.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	25.1	40.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	16.3	27.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.2	24.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	20.7	34.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	32.5	51.7
Real Racing 3	20.4	55.6
Sniper 3D	35.9	61.2
Need for Speed No Limits	22.8	38.9
Mortal Kombat X	23.6	40.3
CSR Racing 2	17.9	38.9

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	13 MP	20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 is better: 3
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 930 is better: 35
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 and Kirin 930, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 specs and review.

Kirin 930 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 930 specs and review.