HiSilicon Kirin 920 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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| HiSilicon Kirin 920 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 920 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the HiSilicon Kirin 920 8 core processor released in Q3/2014 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2013. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) |
| HiSilicon Kirin 920 (3) | CPU group | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800/801 (2) |
| 2 | Generation | 2 |
| Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7 | Architecture | Krait 400 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 920 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 clocks with 2.45 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 920 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 |
| 8 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 4 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.70 GHz 4x Cortex-A15 |
A-Core | 2.45 GHz 4x Krait 400 |
| 1.30 GHz 4x Cortex-A7 |
B-Core | -- |
NPU AI performanceThe 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. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 920 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 |
| -- | AI hardware | Qualcomm AI engine |
| -- | AI specifications | Hexagon QDSP6 V5 |
| -- | 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. |
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| ARM Mali-T628 MP4 | GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 330 |
| 0.60 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.60 GHz |
| 0.60 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 0.60 GHz |
| Midgard 2 | GPU Generation | 3 |
| 32nm | Technology | 28 nm |
| 1 | Max. displays | 0 |
| 4 | Compute units | -- |
| 64 | Shader | 32 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 11 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| ARM Mali-T628 MP4 | GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 330 |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | No |
| No | Codec VC-1 | No |
| No | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeUp to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 920, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 14.9 GB/s enabled. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 920 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 |
| LPDDR3-1600 | Memory | LPDDR3-1866 |
| Max. Memory | 8 GB | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| -- | Max. Bandwidth | 14.9 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe HiSilicon Kirin 920 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 920 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 920 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 920 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 |
| 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 |
| Q3/2014 | Release date | Q2/2013 |
| -- | 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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 920
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
4C 4T @ 2.45 GHz |
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 920
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
4C 4T @ 2.45 GHz |
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 920
ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
Qualcomm Adreno 330 @ 0.60 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 920 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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