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Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (8998) vs HiSilicon Kirin 960

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (8998)

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform (MSM8998) is a high-end SoC for smartphones (mostly Android based) that was released early 2017. Its one of the first processors that is manufactured in 10 nm (LPE FinFET at Samsung). The SD835 is the successor to the Snapdragon 821.

It integrates 4x Kryo 280 at 2.45 GHz (max) for performance and 4x Kryo 280 at 1.9 GHz (max) for efficiency. Furthermore offers an X16 LTE modem, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ad WiFi, a dual-channel 32-Bit 1866 MHz LPDDR4x memory controller, an UFS 2.1 controller, Hexagon 682 DSP, Spectra 180 Image Seonsor Prozessor, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, GLONASS, Baeidou, Galileo Satellite Support.

HiSilicon Kirin 960

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The HiSilicon Kirin 960 is an ARM based high-end octa-core SoC for smartphones and tablet, which was introduced with the Huawei Mate 9 in November 2016. Besides 8 CPU cores (4x Cortex-A73, 4x Cortex-A53), the SoC is also equipped with a modern Mali-G71 MP8 graphics adapter, a dual-channel LPDDR4 memory controller as well as an LTE Cat. 12/13 modem. It is one of the fastest ARM SoCs in the end of 2016. The Kirin 960 is manufactured in a modern 16-nm process at TSMC.

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 835 (8998)HiSilicon Kirin 960
CodenameKryo 280Cortex-A73/-A53
SeriesQualcomm Snapdragon
Clock2450 MHz2400 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 8
Transistors>3000 Million
Technology10 nm16 nm
FeaturesX16 LTE Modem, Adreno 540 GPU, Hexagon DSP, Spectra 180 Camera, Aqstic Audio, IZat Location, Haven SecurityARM Mali-G71 MP8 GPU, 4x Cortex-A73 (2.4 GHz) + 4x Cortex-A53 (1.8 GHz, big.LITTLE), 2x 32 Bit LPDDR4 Memory Controller
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 540 ( - 710 MHz)ARM Mali-G71 MP8 ( - 900 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 SD 835 +
1.6 Points (2%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 SD 835 +
0.3 Points (6%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 SD 835 +
664 Points (4%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 SD 835 +
3198 Points (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 1493     avg: 1501     median: 1500.5 (4%)     max: 1508 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 SD 835 +
6351 Points (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 SD 835 +
6442 Points (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 6729     avg: 19196     median: 20406 (17%)     max: 23046 Points
min: 14456     avg: 15019     median: 15116.5 (13%)     max: 15341 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
1 SD 835 +
921 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 SD 835 +
1399 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
min: 1520     avg: 2849     median: 2969 (28%)     max: 3161 Points
min: 1817     avg: 2147     median: 2018 (19%)     max: 2552 Points
min: 1960     avg: 2151     median: 2110 (24%)     max: 2296 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 835 +
386 Points (15%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 835 +
1669 Points (3%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 835 +
388 Points (2%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 835 +
1714 Points (5%)
min: 1852     avg: 1875     median: 1869 (19%)     max: 1899 Points
min: 6173     avg: 6384     median: 6445 (6%)     max: 6527 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 814     avg: 1733     median: 2021 (22%)     max: 2075 Points
min: 1935     avg: 1941     median: 1941 (21%)     max: 1947 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 2952     avg: 5482     median: 6212.5 (9%)     max: 6552 Points
min: 5629     avg: 5833     median: 5832.5 (8%)     max: 6036 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 3960     avg: 4100     median: 4100 (7%)     max: 4240 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 1144     avg: 1155     median: 1155 (23%)     max: 1166 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 5674     avg: 6126     median: 6126 (10%)     max: 6578 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 1933     avg: 1954     median: 1954 (29%)     max: 1975 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 1810     avg: 2308     median: 2308 (19%)     max: 2806 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 2528     avg: 3500     median: 3499.5 (32%)     max: 4471 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 11609     avg: 12054     median: 12053.5 (24%)     max: 12498 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 5777     avg: 5936     median: 5935.5 (12%)     max: 6094 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 7193     avg: 7226     median: 7226 (19%)     max: 7259 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 2425     avg: 3219     median: 3175 (4%)     max: 4813 ms
min: 2734     avg: 3226     median: 3149 (4%)     max: 3734 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 210     avg: 298.5     median: 298.5 (3%)     max: 387 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 3086     avg: 11209     median: 11484 (9%)     max: 14300 Points
min: 10016     avg: 10823     median: 10236 (8%)     max: 11897 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
77 Points (14%)
min: 68     avg: 70     median: 70 (13%)     max: 72 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Metal
min: 2743     avg: 3060     median: 3059.5 (82%)     max: 3376 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Multicore Beta
min: 4471     avg: 4481     median: 4481 (100%)     max: 4491 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Browser
min: 7346     avg: 7456     median: 7455.5 (98%)     max: 7565 Points
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
min: 150208     avg: 173235     median: 175032 (60%)     max: 185487 Points
min: 124087     avg: 143408     median: 146044 (50%)     max: 157445 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
min: 8164     avg: 9635     median: 8734.5 (27%)     max: 16148 Points
min: 10520     avg: 11264     median: 11146.5 (34%)     max: 12244 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
min: 42180     avg: 44325     median: 43544.5 (53%)     max: 47943 Points
min: 40636     avg: 41957     median: 42032.5 (52%)     max: 43125 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
min: 77533     avg: 82910     median: 83517 (26%)     max: 85868 Points
min: 59256     avg: 62050     median: 61700 (19%)     max: 65542 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
min: 68241     avg: 71814     median: 72442.5 (44%)     max: 73371 Points
min: 57275     avg: 59357     median: 58913.5 (36%)     max: 62327 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
min: 201881     avg: 208685     median: 208251 (37%)     max: 217442 Points
min: 170015     avg: 174560     median: 173306 (31%)     max: 181614 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
266992 Points (35%)
min: 256749     avg: 264076     median: 264076 (35%)     max: 271402 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work 2.0 Battery Life
min: 476     avg: 551     median: 570.5 (11%)     max: 585 min
677 min (13%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 3393     avg: 3679     median: 3705 (20%)     max: 3874 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
100%
1 SD 835 +
min: 3927     avg: 4679     median: 4655 (10%)     max: 5195 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
min: 5603     avg: 6743     median: 6690.5 (44%)     max: 7510 Points
min: 6006     avg: 6136     median: 6134 (40%)     max: 6299 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
min: 6854     avg: 7925     median: 7944.5 (40%)     max: 9927 Points
min: 6830     avg: 7199     median: 7341 (37%)     max: 7403 Points

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (8998) → 100% n=20

Average Benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 960 → 91% n=20

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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)