Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000E

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000E, compare of GPUs Mali-G78 MP22 and Adreno 650.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 870 5G is octa-core (Kryo 585 Prime) and Kirin 9000E is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 870 5G or Kirin 9000E and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2.

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 870 5G

98%

Kirin 9000E

98%

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

Snapdragon 870 5G

83%

Kirin 9000E

93%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 870 5G

91%

Kirin 9000E

91%

Antutu 8

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

	Snapdragon 870 5G	Kirin 9000E
Total score	703475	678577
CPU	196982	189996
GPU	267320	257866
MEM	112558	108569
UX	126630	122143

GeekBench 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 870 5G	Kirin 9000E
Single-Core	1106	992
Multi-Core	3869	3714

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 870 5G	Kirin 9000E
Frequency	3200 MHz	3130 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 Prime 3x2.48 GHz Kryo 585 Gold 4x2.0 GHz Kryo 585 Silver	1x3 13 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 3x2.54 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 4x2.06 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 (Quad Channel)	LPDDR5, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	2750	1600
Memory bandwidth	44	44
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 870 5G is 2% better than Kirin 9000E in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 650	Mali-G78 MP22
GPU Frequency	645 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	1348	986
# of Cores		22
# of Shader Units	512
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	26.4	26.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	82.2	80.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	50.3	48.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	46.3	44.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	71.4	68.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	103.8	100.7
Real Racing 3	62.9	60.9
Sniper 3D	95.6	107.1
Need for Speed No Limits	90.5	87.7
Mortal Kombat X	65.4	70.6
CSR Racing 2	65.4	58.4

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 8 and GeekBench 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	200 MP	128 MP
Dual Camera resolution	25 MP	48 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 480
Video Encoding FPS	60	60
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 Modem-RF System 5G	Balong 5G
Download speed	7500 MBit/s.	15000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3000 MBit/s.	14000 MBit/s.
Navigation	Beidou, GPS, Galileo, NavIC enabled, Dual frequency GNSS, QZSS, GNSS, SBAS, GLONASS	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

• Snapdragon 870 5G specs and review.

• Kirin 9000E specs and review.