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HiSilicon Kirin 710A vs HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710

HiSilicon Kirin 710A

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The HiSilicon Kirin 710A is a ARM-based mid-range Octa-Core-SoC for Android based smartphones and tablets. It is based on the Kirin 710, but manufactured in 14nm FinFET at SMIC (China) versus the TSMC in 12nm. It was announced mid 2020 and contains 8 processor cores (4x Cortex-A73 at up to 2 GHz, 4x Cortex-A53 at up to 1.7 GHz, BigLITTLE), an ARM Mali G51 MP4, a dual-channel LPDDR4 memory controller and a LTE radio (600 Mbps down, 150 Mbps up). Therefore, the CPU part is similar to the Kirin 960 and 970 (both higher clocked), but the graphics card is a lot slower. 

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.

HiSilicon Kirin 710

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The HiSilicon Kirin 710 is a ARM-based mid-range Octa-Core-SoC for Android based smartphones and tablets. It was announced mid 2018 and contains 8 processor cores (4x Cortex-A73 at up to 2.2 GHz, 4x Cortex-A53 at up to 1.7 GHz, BigLITTLE), an ARM Mali G51 MP4, a dual-channel LPDDR4 memory controller and a LTE radio (600 Mbps down, 150 Mbps up). Therefore, the CPU part is similar to the Kirin 960 and 970 (both higher clocked), but the graphics card is a lot slower. 

The Kirin 710 is manufactured at TSMC in 12 nm (compared to the 16nm Kirin 960 and 10nm Kirin 970).

The HiSilicon Kirin 710F is the same chip with a different package (FCCSP - Flip Chip Chip Scale Package) and offers the same specifications (see e.g. our review of the Huawei P Smart Z).

ModelHiSilicon Kirin 710AHiSilicon Kirin 960HiSilicon Kirin 710
SeriesHiSilicon HiSilicon
CodenameCortex-A73/-A53Cortex-A73/-A53Cortex-A73/-A53
Series: Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 9702.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 9602.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 960s2.1 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 7102.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 710A « 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 9702.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 960 « 2.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 960s2.1 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 7102.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 710A2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 9702.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 9602.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 960s2.1 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 710 « 2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 710A2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
Clock2000 MHz2400 MHz2200 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 88 / 8
Transistors5500 Million5500 Million
Technology14 nm16 nm12 nm
FeaturesARM Mali-G51 MP4 GPU, 4x Cortex-A73 (2.2 GHz) + 4x Cortex-A53 (1.7 GHz, big.LITTLE), LTE Cat-12 600 Mbps Downlink, Cat-13 150 Mbps Uplink, Bluetooth 4.2, WiFi a/b/g/n 2.4 GHz, AGPS, Glonass, BaidouARM Mali-G71 MP8 GPU, 4x Cortex-A73 (2.4 GHz) + 4x Cortex-A53 (1.8 GHz, big.LITTLE), 2x 32 Bit LPDDR4 Memory ControllerARM Mali-G51 MP4 GPU, 4x Cortex-A73 (2.2 GHz) + 4x Cortex-A53 (1.7 GHz, big.LITTLE), LTE Cat-12 600 Mbps Downlink, Cat-13 150 Mbps Uplink, Bluetooth 4.2, WiFi a/b/g/n 2.4 GHz, AGPS, Glonass, Baidou
iGPUARM Mali-G51 MP4ARM Mali-G71 MP8 ( - 900 MHz)ARM Mali-G51 MP4
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - Kirin 710A
0.5 pt (36%)
Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - Kirin 710
0.5 pt (37%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 12601     avg: 12741     median: 12740.5 (11%)     max: 12880 Points
min: 14456     avg: 15019     median: 15116.5 (13%)     max: 15341 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
min: 2365     avg: 2426     median: 2411 (28%)     max: 2501 Points
min: 1817     avg: 2147     median: 2018 (24%)     max: 2552 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
min: 2441     avg: 2464     median: 2441 (28%)     max: 2511 Points
min: 1960     avg: 2151     median: 2110 (24%)     max: 2296 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 296     avg: 297.3     median: 297 (13%)     max: 299 Points
min: 330     avg: 330.5     median: 330.5 (14%)     max: 331 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1256     avg: 1300     median: 1312 (2%)     max: 1332 Points
min: 1320     avg: 1338     median: 1338 (2%)     max: 1356 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 319     avg: 327     median: 327 (1%)     max: 335 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1266     avg: 1339     median: 1339 (4%)     max: 1412 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1422     avg: 1440     median: 1440 (14%)     max: 1458 Points
min: 1852     avg: 1875     median: 1869 (19%)     max: 1899 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 5211     avg: 5232     median: 5231.5 (6%)     max: 5252 Points
min: 6173     avg: 6384     median: 6445 (7%)     max: 6527 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1935     avg: 1941     median: 1941 (26%)     max: 1947 Points
min: 1612     avg: 1623     median: 1623 (22%)     max: 1634 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 5629     avg: 5833     median: 5832.5 (14%)     max: 6036 Points
min: 5377     avg: 5447     median: 5447 (13%)     max: 5517 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
0 Points (0%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
5456 Points (9%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
1517 Points (23%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
3221 Points (26%)
min: 1356     avg: 1702     median: 1701.5 (14%)     max: 2047 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
3498 Points (32%)
min: 2488     avg: 3017     median: 3017 (27%)     max: 3546 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
10491 Points (21%)
min: 9096     avg: 9764     median: 9763.5 (19%)     max: 10431 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
4894 Points (10%)
min: 4429     avg: 4767     median: 4766.5 (10%)     max: 5104 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
6201 Points (16%)
min: 5366     avg: 5857     median: 5856.5 (15%)     max: 6347 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 4122     avg: 4267     median: 4266.5 (5%)     max: 4411 ms
min: 2734     avg: 3226     median: 3149 (4%)     max: 3734 ms
min: 3999     avg: 4223     median: 4205 (5%)     max: 4853 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 8911     avg: 9454     median: 9453.5 (8%)     max: 9996 Points
min: 10016     avg: 10823     median: 10236 (9%)     max: 11897 Points
min: 9041     avg: 9659     median: 9695 (9%)     max: 10544 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
55 Points (11%)
min: 68     avg: 70     median: 70 (15%)     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: 124087     avg: 143408     median: 146044 (50%)     max: 157445 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
min: 10520     avg: 11264     median: 11146.5 (34%)     max: 12244 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
min: 40636     avg: 41957     median: 42032.5 (52%)     max: 43125 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
min: 59256     avg: 62050     median: 61700 (19%)     max: 65542 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
min: 57275     avg: 59357     median: 58913.5 (36%)     max: 62327 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
min: 170015     avg: 174560     median: 173306 (31%)     max: 181614 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
37557 Points (31%)
min: 55985     avg: 58317     median: 58317 (49%)     max: 60649 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
35829 Points (29%)
min: 35479     avg: 36250     median: 36250 (29%)     max: 37021 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
26575 Points (5%)
min: 28697     avg: 28859     median: 28858.5 (5%)     max: 29020 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
69743 Points (25%)
min: 60900     avg: 66675     median: 66674.5 (24%)     max: 72449 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
169704 Points (16%)
min: 185725     avg: 190100     median: 190100 (18%)     max: 194475 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
182567 Points (11%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
62687 Points (17%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
min: 256749     avg: 264076     median: 264076 (35%)     max: 271402 Points
min: 181152     avg: 184162     median: 184162 (24%)     max: 187172 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
7061 Points (12%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
6622 Points (31%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
3345 Points (18%)
min: 3783     avg: 4945     median: 5171.5 (27%)     max: 5286 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
6401 Points (14%)
min: 10592     avg: 11047     median: 11046.5 (24%)     max: 11501 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
min: 6287     avg: 7038     median: 7038 (46%)     max: 7789 Points
min: 6006     avg: 6136     median: 6134 (40%)     max: 6299 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
min: 7991     avg: 8101     median: 8101 (41%)     max: 8211 Points
min: 6830     avg: 7199     median: 7341 (37%)     max: 7403 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work 2.0 Battery Life
677 min (13%)
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
6.8 Watt (3%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
3 Watt (3%)

Average Benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 710A → 100% n=10

Average Benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 960 → 106% n=10

Average Benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 710 → 107% n=10

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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