Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710, compare of GPUs Adreno 430 and Mali-G71 MP4.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57) and Kirin 710 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 or Kirin 710 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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

Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Kirin 710

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

Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

38%

Kirin 710

62%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Kirin 710

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 810 MSM8994	Kirin 710
Total score	74144	127248
CPU	20750	35632
GPU	28176	48345
MEM	11867	20367
UX	13352	22895

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 810 MSM8994	Kirin 710
Single-Core	191	260
Multi-Core	863	1145

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 810 MSM8994	Kirin 710
Frequency	2000 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	20 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	6 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	933
Memory bandwidth	10
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	1 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 710 is 9% better than Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 430	Mali-G71 MP4
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	421.2	169
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	256
Display	3840 x 2160 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		26.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.4	49.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.2	53.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	18.8	28.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.9	45.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	17.9	64.7
Real Racing 3	40.8	93.5
Sniper 3D	35.4	85.4
Need for Speed No Limits	38.1	64.1
Mortal Kombat X	35.4	77.4
CSR Racing 2	35.4	69.4

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	55 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X10 LTE modem
Download speed	450 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 710 is better: 27
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 and Kirin 710, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 specs and review.

Kirin 710 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 710 specs and review.