HiSilicon Kirin 710A vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx

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HiSilicon Kirin 710A CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
HiSilicon Kirin 710A Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx

CPU comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 710A or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx - 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 710A has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 6 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 710A was released in Q2/2020.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.84 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx was released in Q4/2018.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
HiSilicon Kirin 710A (1) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx (2)
5 Generation 2
Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Kryo 495
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 710A has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 710A is 2.00 GHz while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx is at 2.84 GHz.

HiSilicon Kirin 710A Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A73
A-Core 2.84 GHz
4x Kryo 495 Gold
1.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 495 Silver

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 710A Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 685 @ 3 TOPS
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The HiSilicon Kirin 710A or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 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.

ARM Mali-G51 MP4 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 680
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.25 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.59 GHz
Bifrost 1 GPU Generation 5
12 nm Technology 7 nm
2 Max. displays 2
8 Compute units 8
128 Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
11 DirectX Version 12.0

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-G51 MP4 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 680
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The HiSilicon Kirin 710A can use up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx supports up to 16 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 68.2 GB/s.

HiSilicon Kirin 710A Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
LPDDR4, LPDDR3 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
6 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 710A is 5 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

HiSilicon Kirin 710A Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 710A is manufactured in 14 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

HiSilicon Kirin 710A Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
14 nm Technology 7 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, Windows 10 (ARM)
Q2/2020 Release date Q4/2018
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 710A (42%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 710A (48%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx (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.
HiSilicon Kirin 710A HiSilicon Kirin 710A
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
302 (42%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
724 (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 710A HiSilicon Kirin 710A
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1338 (48%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
2808 (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 710A HiSilicon Kirin 710A
ARM Mali-G51 MP4 @ 1.00 GHz
166 (9%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
Qualcomm Adreno 680 @ 0.59 GHz
1843 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
HiSilicon Kirin 710A HiSilicon Kirin 710A
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
323 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
HiSilicon Kirin 710A HiSilicon Kirin 710A
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1147 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
HiSilicon Kirin 710A HiSilicon Kirin 710A
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
181025 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
HiSilicon Kirin 710A HiSilicon Kirin 710A
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
164187 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
0 (0%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
HiSilicon Kirin 710A HiSilicon Kirin 710A
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
3 (100%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 710A Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
Honor 10X Lite Lenovo Flex 5G
Lenovo Yoga C 5G
Samsung Galaxy Book S

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