Comparisons 29-07-2021 Full comparison data of Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 vs HiSilicon Kirin 985, testing of graphics chips (GPU). A careful review of all the specifications of the processors, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table. From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like Geekbench, PassMark, 3DMark, Quadrant, AnTuTu, PCMark, Vellamo, Neocore, GFXBench, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Madout2, Call of Duty, PUBG, Asphalt 9, Fortnite, GTA, Minecraft etc. After reading the results these tests and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chipset is better to buy Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 or Kirin 985.
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 scoreSnapdragon 898 | 99% |
Kirin 985 | 82% |
Battery life test Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)Snapdragon 898 | 84% |
Kirin 985 | 77% |
Gaming performance Which CPU is better for gamingSnapdragon 898 | 94% |
Kirin 985 | 77% |
Antutu 8Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed | Snapdragon 898 |
Kirin 985 | Total score | 1004791 | 423580 | CPU | 268491 | 134631 | GPU | 334895 | 142013 | MEM | 153388 | 79179 | UX | 139755 | 67029 |
GeekBench 5.2This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Snapdragon 898 |
Kirin 985 | Single-Core | 1401 | 880 | Multi-Core | 4418 | 2995 |
Comparison of specifications
CPU and Memory | Snapdragon 898 |
Kirin 985 | Frequency | 3090 MHz | 2580 MHz | Cores | 8 | 8 | Bit | 64 | 64 | Lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm | Transistors count | | | Core configuration | 1x3.09 GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A510 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510 | 1x2.58 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 3x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.84 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 | Power consumption (TDP) | 6 W | 6 W | Memory type | LPDDR5 (Quad Channel) | LPDDR4x | Max. Memory | 32 Gb | 12 Gb | Memory Frequency | 3200 | 1600 | Memory bandwidth | 88 | 34.1 | Neural Processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes | L1 cache | 1 MB | | L2 cache | 2 MB | | L3 cache | 8 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 898 is 16% 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 MediaGPU | Adreno 730 | Mali-G77 MP8 | GPU Frequency | 970 MHz | 800 MHz | GFloPS | 1800 | 628 | # of Cores | | 8 | # of Shader Units | 1024 | | Display | 7680 x 4320 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 benchmarkFortnite Mobile | | 27.6 | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile) | | 54.1 | Garena Free Fire - The Cobra | | 56.2 | Call of Duty: Mobile | | 41.2 | Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile) | | 45.6 | Minecraft: Pocket Edition | | 75.1 | Real Racing 3 | | 98.4 | Sniper 3D | | 106.8 | Need for Speed No Limits | | 89.9 | Mortal Kombat X | | 73.1 | CSR Racing 2 | | 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.
CamerasCamera resolution | 320 MP | 32 MP | Dual Camera resolution | 128 MP | | Image Signal Processor (ISP) | Qualcomm Spectra 680 | | Video Encoding FPS | 120 | 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 NavigationModem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X65 Modem-RF System 5G | 21 | Download speed | 15000 MBit/s. | 1277 MBit/s. | Upload speed | 6000 MBit/s. | 175 MBit/s. | Navigation | NavIC enabled, GLONASS, Galileo, GPS, SBAS, GNSS, Dual frequency GNSS, Beidou, NavIC, QZSS | GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou | NFC support | Yes | No | 5G support | Yes | No |
Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 is better: 28
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 985 is better: 12 Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full video of joint testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors, 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 • Vs Apple M1 • Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 • MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 • Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 • Samsung Exynos 2200 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 • Qualcomm Snapdragon 895 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 • Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro • Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 • Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 • Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 • MediaTek Dimensity 1300 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 898
• Devices lists • Benchmarks • PUBG mobile • Fortnite Mobile • 3DMark • Antutu 8 • GeekBench 5 mobile
CPU Versus Battle • 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 888 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 • MediaTek Kompanio 1300T Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985 • Mediatek Dimensity 1200 Max Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985 • HiSilicon Kirin 9000E Vs HiSilicon Kirin 985
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