Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 vs HiSilicon Kirin 930

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 vs HiSilicon Kirin 930, compare of GPUs Adreno 405 and Mali-T628 MP6.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Kirin 930 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like WebXPRT 3, PCMark, Quadrant, GFXBench, AnTuTu, Vellamo, Octane V2, 3DMark, Neocore, GeekBench 6, 5, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, and how good the CPUs are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 or Kirin 930 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Kirin 930

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

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

23%

Kirin 930

48%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Kirin 930

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Kirin 930
Total score	35254	48734
CPU	9879	13635
GPU	13396	18519
MEM	5644	7790
UX	6349	8765

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Kirin 930
Single-Core	93	129
Multi-Core	430	595

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Kirin 930
Frequency	1500 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.5 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	LPDDR3	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	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 31% better than Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 405	Mali-T628 MP6
GPU Frequency	550 MHz	680 MHz
GFloPS	59.4	176
# of Cores		6
# of Shader Units	48
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	10.3	16.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	27.1	40.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.6	27.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.2	24.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	23.4	34.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	35.9	51.7
Real Racing 3	30.8	55.6
Sniper 3D	33.4	61.2
Need for Speed No Limits	31.7	38.9
Mortal Kombat X	20.2	40.3
CSR Racing 2	19.4	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	21 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 X8 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 617 MSM8952 is better: 5
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 930 is better: 31
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 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.