Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G vs HiSilicon Kirin 990E

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G vs HiSilicon Kirin 990E, comparison of GPUs Mali-G76 MP12 and Adreno 650.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 870 5G is octa-core (Kryo 585 Prime) and Kirin 990E is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 870 5G or Kirin 990E and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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 870 5G

50%

Kirin 990E

31%

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

Snapdragon 870 5G

76%

Kirin 990E

75%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 870 5G

47%

Kirin 990E

29%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 870 5G	Kirin 990E
Total score	703475	433894
CPU	196982	121487
GPU	267320	164888
MEM	112558	69424
UX	126630	78108

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 870 5G	Kirin 990E
Single-Core	1106	929
Multi-Core	3869	3068

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 870 5G	Kirin 990E
Frequency	3200 MHz	2860 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count		10300 millions
Core configuration	1x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 Prime 3x2.48 GHz Kryo 585 Gold 4x2.0 GHz Kryo 585 Silver	2x2.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 2x2.36 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.95 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	31.78
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-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 10% better than Kirin 990E 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-G76 MP12
GPU Frequency	645 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	1348	489.38
# of Cores		12
# 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	28.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	82.2	56.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	50.3	58.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	46.3	42.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	71.4	47.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	103.8	77.8
Real Racing 3	62.9	102.7
Sniper 3D	95.6	111.5
Need for Speed No Limits	90.5	93.9
Mortal Kombat X	65.4	67.5
CSR Racing 2	65.4	64.6

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	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	5G NR
Download speed	7500 MBit/s.	2300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3000 MBit/s.	1250 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	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G is better: 28
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 990E is better: 11
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Snapdragon 870 5G and Kirin 990E, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 870 5G SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 870 5G specs and review.

Kirin 990E SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 990E specs and review.