Comparisons 11-03-2021 Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 vs HiSilicon Kirin 985, compare of GPUs Adreno 660 and Mali-G77 MP8. This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 875 is octa-core (Cortex-X1) 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 read, is summarized in the table. From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as PassMark, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu 8, Vellamo, Geekbench 5, Quadrant, Neocore, PCMark, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, 3DMark, even the gaming performance of processors in Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, 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 875 or Kirin 985 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.
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 875 | 99% |
Kirin 985 | 82% |
Battery life test Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)Snapdragon 875 | 96% |
Kirin 985 | 77% |
Gaming performance Which CPU is better for gamingSnapdragon 875 | 96% |
Kirin 985 | 77% |
Antutu 8Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed | Snapdragon 875 |
Kirin 985 | Total score | 892580 | 423580 | CPU | 267378 | 134631 | GPU | 333014 | 142013 | MEM | 152951 | 79179 | UX | 139231 | 67029 |
GeekBench 5.2This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Snapdragon 875 |
Kirin 985 | Single-Core | 1404 | 880 | Multi-Core | 4904 | 2995 |
Comparison of specifications
CPU and Memory | Snapdragon 875 |
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 | 51.2 | 34.1 | Neural Processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes | L1 cache | 512 KB | | L2 cache | 1 MB | | L3 cache | 4 MB | | Instruction set architecture (ISA) | ARMv8.4-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 875 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 MediaGPU | 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 benchmarkFortnite Mobile | 34.8 | 27.6 | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile) | 105.8 | 54.1 | Garena Free Fire - The Cobra | 63.4 | 56.2 | Call of Duty: Mobile | 58.4 | 41.2 | Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile) | 90.5 | 45.6 | Minecraft: Pocket Edition | 130.5 | 75.1 | Real Racing 3 | 126.8 | 98.4 | Sniper 3D | 139.5 | 106.8 | Need for Speed No Limits | 88.8 | 89.9 | Mortal Kombat X | 91.9 | 73.1 | CSR Racing 2 | 76.1 | 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 | 200 MP | 32 MP | Dual Camera resolution | 36 MP | | Image Signal Processor (ISP) | Qualcomm Spectra 480 | | Video Encoding FPS | 60 | 60 | Video Encoding resolution | 8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD | 4K, 2K, FullHD | Codec support | H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10 | H.264, H.265/HEVC |
Networks and NavigationModem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X57 Modem-RF System 5G | 21 | Download speed | 15000 MBit/s. | 1277 MBit/s. | Upload speed | 6000 MBit/s. | 175 MBit/s. | Navigation | Beidou, NavIC enabled, SBAS, GPS, GNSS, Galileo, QZSS, Dual frequency GNSS, GLONASS | GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou | NFC support | Yes | No | 5G support | Yes | No |
Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 is better: 37
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 985 is better: 4 You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Snapdragon 875 and Kirin 985, 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 875 • Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 • Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 • MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 • MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 • Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 • Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 • Samsung Exynos 2200 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 • Qualcomm Snapdragon 895 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 • Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 • Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 875
• 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 • 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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