HiSilicon Kirin 910
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HiSilicon Kirin 910 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 429. Specifications

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Released
Q1/2014
HiSilicon Kirin 910
HiSilicon Kirin 910
Released
Q3/2018
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429

What's the best choice HiSilicon Kirin 910 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 429? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

HiSilicon Kirin 910 has a base frequency of 1.60 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q1/2014.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 has a base frequency of 1.95 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q3/2018.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions HiSilicon Kirin 910 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1682 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 22% better clock speed

    1.95 GHz left arrow 1.60 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 22 % higher specified turbo frequency

    1.95 GHz left arrow 1.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1254 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1224 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    108 place

Specifications

Technical data
HiSilicon Kirin 910 HiSilicon Kirin 910
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    HiSilicon Kirin 910 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
  • Family
    HiSilicon Kirin left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 4
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    1.6 GHz left arrow 1.95 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    1.6 GHz left arrow 1.95 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    1.6 GHz left arrow 1.95 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    0 left arrow 11
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 0
  • Generation
    Utgard left arrow 5
  • GPU Frequency
    530 MHz left arrow 500 MHz
  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-450 MP4 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 504
  • GPU Turbo
    530 MHz left arrow 500 MHz
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 0
  • Release date
    2012 left arrow Q2/2018
  • Shader
    64 left arrow 0
  • Technology
    28nm left arrow 12 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Conflicting source values: Decode / Encode | No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 and HiSilicon Kirin 910. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    1 left arrow 1
  • Memory type
    LPDDR3 left arrow LPDDR3
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP HiSilicon Kirin 910 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by HiSilicon Kirin 910 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 429, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Cortex-A9 left arrow Cortex-A53
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv7-A32 (32 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Part Number
    - left arrow SDM429
  • Release date
    Q1/2014 left arrow Q3/2018
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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