Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full compare data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T880 MP12 and Mali-G71 MP4.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is octa-core (Exynos Mongoose) and Kirin 710 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics of the processors, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, GFXBench, PCMark, Neocore, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, PUBG etc.

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy Exynos 8 Octa 8890 or Kirin 710 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2.

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

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Kirin 710

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

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

54%

Kirin 710

62%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Kirin 710

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 8 Octa 8890	Kirin 710
Total score	123350	127248
CPU	34536	35632
GPU	46875	48345
MEM	19745	20367
UX	22212	22895

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 8 Octa 8890	Kirin 710
Single-Core	252	260
Multi-Core	1110	1145

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 8 Octa 8890	Kirin 710
Frequency	2300 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz Exynos Mongoose 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	933
Memory bandwidth	26.82
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache
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 Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is 4% better than Kirin 710 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T880 MP12	Mali-G71 MP4
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	265	169
# of Cores	12	4
# of Shader Units
Display	4096 x 2160 pixels	1920 x 1080 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	24.9	26.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	47.5	49.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	50.4	53.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.3	28.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	43.5	45.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	61.7	64.7
Real Racing 3	75.6	93.5
Sniper 3D	80.6	85.4
Need for Speed No Limits	80.6	64.1
Mortal Kombat X	58	77.4
CSR Racing 2	70.6	69.4

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	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution	24 MP	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.12/13 2/3 CA
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is better: 16
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 710 is better: 20
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Exynos 8 Octa 8890 and Kirin 710, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Exynos 8 Octa 8890 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 8 Octa 8890 specs and review.

Kirin 710 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 710 specs and review.