Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus vs HiSilicon Kirin 710 benchmark which processor is better

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus vs Kirin 710

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus vs HiSilicon Kirin 710, comparison of GPUs Mali-G71 MP4 and Adreno 512.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is quad-core (Kryo 280) and Kirin 710 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications like Octane V2, AnTuTu, Vellamo, 3DMark, PCMark, PassMark, Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, even the gaming performance of chips in Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus 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

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Kirin 710

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

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

56%

Kirin 710

62%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Kirin 710

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus	Kirin 710
Total score	113847	127248
CPU	31874	35632
GPU	43265	48345
MEM	18217	20367
UX	20499	22895

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus	Kirin 710
Single-Core	232	260
Multi-Core	1024	1145

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus	Kirin 710
Frequency	2200 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz Kryo 280	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	933
Memory bandwidth	29.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		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. Another difference is that Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus has 4 more core than Kirin 710. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 512	Mali-G71 MP4
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	255	169
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	128
Display	3840 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	22.7	26.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	43.2	49.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	46.5	53.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.5	28.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	39.3	45.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	57.8	64.7
Real Racing 3	58.1	93.5
Sniper 3D	74.4	85.4
Need for Speed No Limits	65.1	64.1
Mortal Kombat X	74.4	77.4
CSR Racing 2	51.2	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	16 MP	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 160
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is better: 13
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 710 is better: 24
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video 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.

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus 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.