HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 650

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 960 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  HiSilicon Kirin 960 Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  HiSilicon Kirin Qualcomm Snapdragon
• Generation
  5 4
• CPU group
  HiSilicon Kirin 960 Qualcomm Snapdragon 650

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  1.80 GHz 1.40 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 6
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.40 GHz 1.80 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 6
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  4x Cortex-A73 2x Cortex-A72
• B core
  4x Cortex-A53 4x Cortex-A53

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 960 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G71 MP8 Qualcomm Adreno 510
• GPU frequency
  0.90 GHz 0.60 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 0.60 GHz
• Execution units
  8 0
• Shader
  256 128
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB --
• Max. displays
  2 0
• Generation
  Bifrost 1 5
• DirectX Version
  11 11
• Technology
  16 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q4/2015

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 960 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 650. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP9
  No Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 960 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4-1600 LPDDR3-933
• Max. Memory
  6 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 960 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 650.

• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 960 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 650? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  5 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 960 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None None
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
• Technology
  16 nm 28 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• Release date
  Q4/2016 Q1/2016
• Part Number
  -- MSM8956

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 960 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 650.

• Used in
  Huawei Honor 8 ProHuawei Honor 9Huawei Mate 9Huawei Mate 9 ProHuawei Mate 9 PorscheHuawei MediaPad M5Huawei Nova 2sHuawei P10 Unknown