HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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| HiSilicon Kirin 930 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 | |
CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 930 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The HiSilicon Kirin 930 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 930 was released in Q1/2015. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 was released in Q1/2017. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Qualcomm Snapdragon (103) |
| HiSilicon Kirin 930 (2) | CPU group | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425/427 (2) |
| 3 | Generation | 3 |
| Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Cortex-A53 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 930 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 930 is 2.00 GHz while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 is at 1.40 GHz. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 930 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 |
| 8 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 4 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.00 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
A-Core | 1.40 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
| 1.50 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
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 930 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 |
| -- | AI hardware | Qualcomm AI engine |
| -- | AI specifications | Hexagon 536 |
| -- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The HiSilicon Kirin 930 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| ARM Mali-T628 MP4 | GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 308 |
| 0.60 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.50 GHz |
| 0.60 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 0.50 GHz |
| Midgard 2 | GPU Generation | 3 |
| 32nm | Technology | 28 nm |
| 1 | Max. displays | 0 |
| 4 | Compute units | -- |
| 64 | Shader | 24 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 11 | DirectX Version | 11 |
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 308 |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode |
| 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 | Decode |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe HiSilicon Kirin 930 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 5.4 GB/s. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 930 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 |
| LPDDR3-1600 | Memory | LPDDR3-1333 |
| Max. Memory | 4 GB | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
| -- | Max. Bandwidth | 5.4 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 930 is --, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 930 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 930 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 930 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 |
| 28 nm | Technology | 28 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | -- |
| -- | Socket | -- |
| None | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Android | Operating systems | Android |
| Q1/2015 | Release date | Q1/2017 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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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 930
ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
Qualcomm Adreno 308 @ 0.50 GHz |
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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 930
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
4C 4T @ 1.40 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 930
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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HiSilicon Kirin 930
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 930 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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