Comparisons 11-03-2021
So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs HiSilicon Kirin 985, compare of GPUs Adreno 660 and Mali-G77 MP8.
This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 888 is octa-core (Cortex-X1 3x2.42) and Kirin 985 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like Octane V2, PassMark, 3DMark, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, Vellamo, Geekbench 5, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, and how good the chips are in games Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 888 or Kirin 985 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, CSR Racing 2.
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 888 | 99% |
Kirin 985 | 82% |
Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)| Snapdragon 888 | 84% |
Kirin 985 | 77% |
Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming| Snapdragon 888 | 94% |
Kirin 985 | 77% |
Antutu 8Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed | Snapdragon 888 |
Kirin 985 | | Total score | 863876 | 423580 | | CPU | 258506 | 134631 | | GPU | 322301 | 142013 | | MEM | 148078 | 79179 | | UX | 135025 | 67029 |
GeekBench 5.2This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Snapdragon 888 |
Kirin 985 | | Single-Core | 1169 | 880 | | Multi-Core | 3687 | 2995 |
Comparison of specifications
CPU and Memory | Snapdragon 888 |
Kirin 985 | | Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2580 MHz | | Cores | 8 | 8 | | Bit | 64 | 64 | | Lithography | 5 nm | 7 nm | | Transistors count | | | | Core configuration | 1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78
4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 | 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 888 is 9% 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 660 | Mali-G77 MP8 | | GPU Frequency | 700 MHz | 800 MHz | | GFloPS | 1486 | 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 | 27.5 | 27.6 | | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile) | 84.8 | 54.1 | | Garena Free Fire - The Cobra | 51.9 | 56.2 | | Call of Duty: Mobile | 47.3 | 41.2 | | Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile) | 72.2 | 45.6 | | Minecraft: Pocket Edition | 105.5 | 75.1 | | Real Racing 3 | 64.9 | 98.4 | | Sniper 3D | 67.5 | 106.8 | | Need for Speed No Limits | 72.7 | 89.9 | | Mortal Kombat X | 75.3 | 73.1 | | CSR Racing 2 | 72.7 | 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 | 64 MP | | | Image Signal Processor (ISP) | Qualcomm Spectra 580 | | | Video Encoding FPS | 60 | 60 | | Video Encoding resolution | 8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD | 4K, 2K, FullHD | | Codec support | Dolby Vision, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10 | H.264, H.265/HEVC |
Networks and Navigation| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 Modem-RF System 5G | 21 | | Download speed | 7500 MBit/s. | 1277 MBit/s. | | Upload speed | 3000 MBit/s. | 175 MBit/s. | | Navigation | GNSS, QZSS, GLONASS, SBAS, GPS, NavIC, NavIC enabled, Beidou, Galileo, Dual frequency GNSS | GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou | | NFC support | Yes | No | | 5G support | Yes | No |
Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 is better: 31
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 985 is better: 9
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.
• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu 8
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 5 mobile
CPU Versus Battle
• Apple M1 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
• Snapdragon 875 Vs Snapdragon 888
• Vs Apple A12Z Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
• Vs Samsung Exynos 1080
• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu 8
• GeekBench 5 mobile
CPU Versus Battle
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• Snapdragon 875 Vs Kirin 985
• Apple A12Z Bionic Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G 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
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