Qualcomm Snapdragon SiP1 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon SiP1 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960, compare of GPUs Adreno 506 and Mali-G71 MP8.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon SiP1 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Kirin 960 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics of the chips, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications such as Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, Geekbench, Vellamo, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, 3DMark, Quadrant, Neocore, Octane V2, and how good the chips are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chipset is better to buy Snapdragon SiP1 or Kirin 960 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9.

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 SiP1

Kirin 960

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

Snapdragon SiP1

61%

Kirin 960

50%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon SiP1

Kirin 960

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon SiP1	Kirin 960
Total score	66906	95769
CPU	18732	26819
GPU	25415	36393
MEM	10704	15324
UX	12038	17247

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon SiP1	Kirin 960
Single-Core	173	247
Multi-Core	779	1115

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon SiP1	Kirin 960
Frequency	1800 MHz	2400 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.48GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	6 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	10	28.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 960 is 25% better than Snapdragon SiP1 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 506	Mali-G71 MP8
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	1037 MHz
GFloPS	130	282
# of Cores		8
# of Shader Units	96
Display	2160 x 1080 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	13.4	21.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	23.3	36.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.5	23.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.1	18.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	14.2	22.5
Real Racing 3	46.6	46.1
Sniper 3D	30.3	81.2
Need for Speed No Limits	32.6	51.7
Mortal Kombat X	33.8	59
CSR Racing 2	28	40.6

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	24 MP	20 MP
Dual Camera resolution	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	100 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon SiP1 is better: 10
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 960 is better: 28
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Snapdragon SiP1 and Kirin 960, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon SiP1 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon SiP1 specs and review.

Kirin 960 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 960 specs and review.