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HiSilicon Kirin 960s vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G

HiSilicon Kirin 960s

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The HiSilicon Kirin 960S is an ARM based mid-range octa-core SoC for smartphones and tablets, which was introduced with the 2018 10.5-inch Huawei MediaPad M5. Compared to the normal Kirin 960, the 960S offers an additional NPU for AI calculations from the Kirin 970. Looks like to be slower clocked than the older Kirin 960.

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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 (SD685, SM6225-AD) is a mid-range ARM-based SoC largely found on Android tablets and smartphones. It features 8 Kryo 265 cores (custom design, 64-Bit capable) that are divided in two clusters. A fast cluster of four cores with up to 2.8 GHz (Kryo 265 Gold - Cortex-A73 derivate) and a power saving efficiency cluster with up to 1.9 GHz (Kryo 265 Silver - Cortex A53 derivate). Both clusters can also be used together. According to Qualcomm the SD685 is around 15% more CPU performance and 10% more GPU performance compared to the old SD680 (thanks to higher clock speeds).

In addition to the 8 CPU cores, the SoC integrates a mid range Adreno 610 GPU with a LPDDR4 memory controller (dual-channel)  and supports Wi-Fi (802.11ac + MIMO, max. 867 Mbps), Bluetooth 5, and LTE (X11 LTE modem with up to 390 Mbps download).

The SoC is produced in 6nm.

ModelHiSilicon Kirin 960sQualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G
Series Qualcomm Snapdragon
CodenameCortex-A73/-A53Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)
Series: Snapdragon Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)
HiSilicon Kirin 970 compare2.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 960 compare2.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 960s « 2.1 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 710 compare2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 710A compare2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73/-A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G « 1.9 - 2.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G compare1.8 - 2.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)
Clock2100 MHz1900 - 2800 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 8
Technology16 nm6 nm
FeaturesARM Mali-G71 MP8 GPU, 4x Cortex-A73 (2.4 GHz) + 4x Cortex-A53 (1.8 GHz, big.LITTLE), 2x 32 Bit LPDDR4 Memory ControllerAdreno 610 GPU, X11 LTE Modem, Hexagon 686 DSP, Spectra 346 ISP, FastConnect 6200 (BT 5.2, WLAN ac), QuickCharge 3.0
iGPUARM Mali-G71 MP8 ( - 900 MHz)Qualcomm Adreno 610
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
14698 Points (12%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
2323 Points (27%)
min: 2676     avg: 2708     median: 2707.5 (32%)     max: 2739 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
2101 Points (24%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
100%
1 SD 685 +
478 Points (13%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 685 +
1544 Points (6%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 437     avg: 439.5     median: 439.5 (19%)     max: 442 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 1775     avg: 1781     median: 1781 (3%)     max: 1787 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1634 Points (16%)
2055 Points (21%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
5809 Points (6%)
7087 Points (8%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1706 Points (23%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
5609 Points (14%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
5734 Points (9%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
1756 Points (26%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
2165 Points (17%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
3780 Points (34%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
10498 Points (21%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
5303 Points (11%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
6502 Points (17%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
5947 ms (7%)
min: 2534.5     avg: 2535     median: 2534.6 (3%)     max: 2534.6 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
6802 Points (6%)
min: 15695     avg: 15798     median: 15797.5 (14%)     max: 15900 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 49     avg: 53.5     median: 53.5 (15%)     max: 58 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
1 SD 685 +
74 Points (15%)
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
147305 Points (50%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
8364 Points (26%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
28103 Points (34%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
33870 Points (11%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
43350 Points (27%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
113687 Points (20%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 289659     avg: 294891     median: 294890 (18%)     max: 300122 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 87675     avg: 89513     median: 89513 (25%)     max: 91351 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
100%
1 SD 685 +
4077 Points (1%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
5114 Points (33%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
5040 Points (25%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random write internal
100%
1 SD 685 +
22.2 MB/s (16%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq write internal
100%
1 SD 685 +
436 MB/s (13%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random read internal
100%
1 SD 685 +
30.8 MB/s (38%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq read internal
100%
1 SD 685 +
586 MB/s (16%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 16582     avg: 20011     median: 20010.5 (32%)     max: 23439 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 7305     avg: 8363     median: 8363 (39%)     max: 9421 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 369     avg: 411.5     median: 411.5 (16%)     max: 454 Points
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 2.51     avg: 3.1     median: 3.1 (1%)     max: 3.73 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 1.289     avg: 1.3     median: 1.3 (1%)     max: 1.326 Watt

Average Benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 960s → 100% n=5

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G → 140% n=5

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