Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960

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 960, compare of GPUs Adreno 430 and Mali-G71 MP8.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57) and Kirin 960 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, Quadrant, Vellamo, PCMark, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu, GFXBench, Neocore, 3DMark, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 or Kirin 960 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 810 MSM8994

Kirin 960

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

Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

38%

Kirin 960

50%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Kirin 960

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 810 MSM8994	Kirin 960
Total score	74144	95769
CPU	20750	26819
GPU	28176	36393
MEM	11867	15324
UX	13352	17247

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 810 MSM8994	Kirin 960
Single-Core	191	247
Multi-Core	863	1115

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 810 MSM8994	Kirin 960
Frequency	2000 MHz	2400 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	20 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	6 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	10	28.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
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 960 is 16% 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 MP8
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	1037 MHz
GFloPS	421.2	282
# of Cores		8
# of Shader Units	256
Display	3840 x 2160 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.4	21.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.2	36.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	18.8	23.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.9	18.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	17.9	22.5
Real Racing 3	40.8	46.1
Sniper 3D	35.4	81.2
Need for Speed No Limits	38.1	51.7
Mortal Kombat X	35.4	59
CSR Racing 2	35.4	40.6

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	55 MP	20 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.	600 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: 9
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 960 is better: 27
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 and Kirin 960, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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 960 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 960 specs and review.