Comparisons 11-03-2021
Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G vs HiSilicon Kirin 985, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 650 and Mali-G77 MP8.
This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 870 5G is octa-core (Kryo 585 Prime) and Kirin 985 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software like AnTuTu, PCMark, Geekbench 5, PassMark, Neocore, Quadrant, Octane V2, Vellamo, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, and how good the processors are in games Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 870 5G or Kirin 985 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.
Summary benchmark resultsAs 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 985 | 82% |
Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)| Snapdragon 870 5G | 83% |
Kirin 985 | 77% |
Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming| Snapdragon 870 5G | 91% |
Kirin 985 | 77% |
Antutu 8Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed | Snapdragon 870 5G |
Kirin 985 | | Total score | 703475 | 423580 | | CPU | 198282 | 134631 | | GPU | 247327 | 142013 | | MEM | 113635 | 79179 | | UX | 103275 | 67029 |
GeekBench 5.2This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Snapdragon 870 5G |
Kirin 985 | | Single-Core | 1106 | 880 | | Multi-Core | 3869 | 2995 |
Comparison of specifications
CPU and Memory | Snapdragon 870 5G |
Kirin 985 | | Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2580 MHz | | Cores | 8 | 8 | | Bit | 64 | 64 | | Lithography | 7 nm | 7 nm | | Transistors count | | | | Core configuration | 1x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 Prime
3x2.48 GHz Kryo 585 Gold
4x2.0 GHz Kryo 585 Silver | 1x2.58 GHz ARM Cortex-A76
3x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A76
4x1.84 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 | | Power consumption (TDP) | 10 W | 6 W | | Memory type | LPDDR5 (Quad Channel) | LPDDR4x | | Max. Memory | 16 Gb | 12 Gb | | Memory Frequency | 2750 | 1600 | | Memory bandwidth | 44 | 34.1 | | 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 19% better than Kirin 985 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-G77 MP8 | | GPU Frequency | 645 MHz | 800 MHz | | GFloPS | 1348 | 628 | | # of Cores | | 8 | | # 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 | 27.6 | | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile) | 82.2 | 54.1 | | Garena Free Fire - The Cobra | 50.3 | 56.2 | | Call of Duty: Mobile | 46.3 | 41.2 | | Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile) | 71.4 | 45.6 | | Minecraft: Pocket Edition | 103.8 | 75.1 | | Real Racing 3 | 62.9 | 98.4 | | Sniper 3D | 95.6 | 106.8 | | Need for Speed No Limits | 90.5 | 89.9 | | Mortal Kombat X | 65.4 | 73.1 | | CSR Racing 2 | 65.4 | 73.1 |
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 | 32 MP | | Dual Camera resolution | 25 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 | 21 | | Download speed | 7500 MBit/s. | 1277 MBit/s. | | Upload speed | 3000 MBit/s. | 175 MBit/s. | | Navigation | Beidou, GPS, Galileo, NavIC enabled, Dual frequency GNSS, QZSS, GNSS, SBAS, GLONASS | GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou | | NFC support | Yes | No | | 5G support | Yes | No |
Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G is better: 30
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 985 is better: 9
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 joint comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Snapdragon 870 5G and Kirin 985, as well as read the test results at the links below.
• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 5 mobile
• Antutu 8
• 3DMark
CPU Versus Battle
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• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
• Vs Samsung Exynos 1080
• Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• Vs Samsung Exynos 2100
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu 8
• GeekBench 5 mobile
CPU Versus Battle
• Snapdragon 875 Vs Kirin 985
• Apple A12Z Bionic Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• HiSilicon Kirin 9000 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• HiSilicon Kirin 9000E Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• Samsung Exynos 1080 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• Apple A12X Bionic Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• Samsung Exynos 2100 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• Samsung Exynos 2000 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
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