Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 vs HiSilicon Kirin 925

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 925
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 HiSilicon Kirin 925

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 or HiSilicon Kirin 925 - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.10 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 was released in 2014.

The HiSilicon Kirin 925 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 925 was released in Q3/2014.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205-212 (4) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 920 (3)
2 Generation 2
Cortex-A7 Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz. The HiSilicon Kirin 925 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz
4x Cortex-A7
A-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
-- B-Core 1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
QDSP6 DSP AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Qualcomm Adreno 304 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
3 GPU Generation Midgard 2
28 nm Technology 32nm
0 Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 4
24 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version 11

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 304 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 925 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
LPDDR3-1066, LPDDR2-1066 Memory LPDDR3-1600
4 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
8.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 has a TDP of --, that of the HiSilicon Kirin 925 is --.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the HiSilicon Kirin 925 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
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
2014 Release date Q3/2014
-- 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Qualcomm Snapdragon 210
Qualcomm Adreno 304 @ 0.40 GHz
19 (25%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Qualcomm Snapdragon 210
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
62 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Qualcomm Snapdragon 210
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
231 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Qualcomm Snapdragon 210
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
272 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 HiSilicon Kirin 925
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