We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released
Kirin 970 vs Snapdragon 720G SoCs by
Hisilicon and Qualcomm
respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these
8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and
3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.
Features
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Kirin 97015
Snapdragon 720G21
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Kirin 97012
Snapdragon 720G14
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Kirin 97064
Snapdragon 720G71
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Kirin 97030
Snapdragon 720G35
SoC
Kirin 970
VS
Snapdragon 720G
Benchmarks
AnTuTu 9
Kirin 970
Snapdragon 720G
CPU
77046
98820
GPU
90560
71078
Memory
66398
47158
UX
59977
52126
Total score
293981
269182
Key Differences
Pros of Hisilicon Kirin 970
Kirin 970 has
2.61%
higher CPU clock speed than
Snapdragon 720G (2360 vs
2300 MHz).
Kirin 970 has
13.33%
higher GPU clock speed than
Snapdragon 720G (850 vs
750 MHz).
Kirin 970 has
9.21%
better AnTuTu 9 score than
Snapdragon 720G (294 K
vs
269 K).
Kirin 970 Support
114.23%
higher memory bandwidth than
Snapdragon 720G (29.8 vs
13.91 MHz).
Kirin 970 Support
50.00%
higher memory bandwidth than
Snapdragon 720G (1200 vs
800 MHz).
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Snapdragon 720G has
20%
smaller sized transistor than
Kirin 970 (8 vs
10 nm).
Snapdragon 720G has latest
instruction set,
hence better than
Kirin 970.