With the launch of the Honor 9X and Huawei Nova 5i Pro, more and more people are paying attention to the HiSilicon Kirin 810 processor featured in these two smartphones. This mid-range processor is manufactured using a 7nm process. Let’s see its performance.
Just like the Snapdragon 730, the Kirin 810 is also a mid-range processor. Both processors have two Cortex-A76cores and six Cortex-A55 cores. The Kirin 810 has two Cortex-A76 cores at 2.27 GHz and six Cortex-A55 cores at 1.88 GHz. The Snapdragon 730 features two Cortex-A76 cores at 2.2 GHz and six Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 1.88 GHz. Additionally, the 7nm process used in the Kirin 810 is more advanced than the one used in the Snapdragon 730 or Snapdragon 845.
We also tested the CPU and GPU of the Kirin 810, Snapdragon 730, and Snapdragon 845 using AnTuTu. According to the test results, the Kirin 810 got a higher score than the Snapdragon 730. The two chips have similar CPU scores, while the CPU score of the Kirin 810 processor is lower than that of the Snapdragon 845 processor. In terms of GPU performance, the Kirin 810 chip offers significantly better GPU performance than the Snapdragon 730.
In GeekBench 4 tests, the Kirin 810 processor achieved a higher single-core score than both the Snapdragon 730 and Snapdragon 845 processors. Its multi-core score is higher than that of the Snapdragon 730 processor.
Let’s see the GPU performance of the three processors on GFX Bench 5. The test results show that the GPU performance of the Kirin 810 chip is better than the Snapdragon 730 chip. Although its GPU performance is not as good as that of the Snapdragon 845 chip, the Kirin 810 is still an excellent mid-range SoC.
We set all settings to the highest (including frame rate and image quality), and all three phones with different processors ran ‘Honor of Kings’ smoothly. In the GameBench test, the frame rate stability of all three SoCs reached 100%. Among them, the Kirin 810 had a fluctuation index of 0.47 FPS, while the Snapdragon 845 had the best performance among the three chips with a fluctuation index of 0.26 FPS.
Compared to “Honor of Kings,” “Peace Elite” has higher GPU requirements. Phones equipped with the Kirin 810 processor can only set the image quality to HD 3D frame rate. However, all three processors can run the game smoothly under lower image quality, reduced resolution, and lower frame rates. To test the actual performance of the three processors, we adjusted the game settings to 1080p resolution, HDR graphics, and 60 FPS frame rate.
The game runs at 36 FPS on a phone powered by a Kirin 810 SoC, while it runs at 56 FPS on a phone featuring a Snapdragon 845 SoC.
In general, the Kirin 810 SoC has the best stability and variability performance among the three processors. The performance of the Snapdragon 845 SoC has reached flagship-level standards.
Summary
The Kirin 810 chip performs unexpectedly well. In CPU tests, its single-core score is higher than that of the Snapdragon 730 and Snapdragon 845, while its multi-core score is close to the Snapdragon 845 chip. There is no doubt that this processor can handle daily office tasks perfectly. Its image processing performance on the GPU is better than that of the Snapdragon 730’s GPU. The Kirin 810 can smoothly run mainstream games at default settings; although its performance is slightly inferior to the Snapdragon 845, it is still an excellent mid-range processor.
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