HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 960 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo 2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo |
Number of cores | 8 | 4 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 16 nm | 14 nm |
Number of transistors | 4000 million | |
TDP | 5 Watt | 11 Watt |
Neural Processing | Qualcomm Hexagon 680 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 6 GB | up to 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4 |
Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 1866 MHz |
Memory-bus | 2x32 bit | 2x32 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.0 |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-G71 MP8 | Adreno 530 |
GPU Architecture | Mali Bifrost | Qualcomm Adreno 500 |
GPU frequency | 900 MHz | 620 MHz |
Execution units | 8 | 2 |
Shaders | 128 | 256 |
DirectX | 11.3 | 11.2 |
OpenCL API | 1.2 | 2.0 |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 3840x2160 | |
Max camera resolution | 1x 20MP, 2x 12MP | 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP |
Max Video Capture | 4K@30fps | 4K@30fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 0.6 Gbps | 0.6 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.15 Gbps | 0.15 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 5 (802.11ac) |
Bluetooth | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2016 October | 2015 Quarter 4 |
Partnumber | Hi3660 | MSM8996 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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