HiSilicon Kirin 910 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 600

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


HiSilicon Kirin 910 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
HiSilicon Kirin 910 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 910 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the HiSilicon Kirin 910 4 core processor released in Q1/2014 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2013.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
HiSilicon Kirin 910 (2) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (1)
1 Generation 2
Cortex-A9 Architecture Krait
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 910 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 clocks with 1.70 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

HiSilicon Kirin 910 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

HiSilicon Kirin 910 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon QDSP6
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

ARM Mali-450 MP4 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 320
0.53 GHz GPU frequency 0.55 GHz
0.53 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.55 GHz
Utgard GPU Generation 3
28nm Technology 28 nm
1 Max. displays 0
4 Compute units --
64 Shader 16
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
0 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

ARM Mali-450 MP4 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 320
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 910, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s enabled.

HiSilicon Kirin 910 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
LPDDR3 Memory LPDDR3-1600
Max. Memory 8 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The HiSilicon Kirin 910 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

HiSilicon Kirin 910 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 910 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

HiSilicon Kirin 910 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
28 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q1/2014 Release date Q1/2013
-- Release price --
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
HiSilicon Kirin 910 HiSilicon Kirin 910
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
148 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
HiSilicon Kirin 910 HiSilicon Kirin 910
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
429 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
HiSilicon Kirin 910 HiSilicon Kirin 910
ARM Mali-450 MP4 @ 0.53 GHz
32 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
Qualcomm Adreno 320 @ 0.55 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 910 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
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