Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659 benchmark which processor is better

Exynos 7 Octa 7884 vs Kirin 659

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659, comparison of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Mali-G71 MP18.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7884 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Kirin 659 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications of the SoCs, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, PassMark, 3DMark, Neocore, GFXBench, PCMark, Quadrant, Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu 8, Octane V2, and how good the SoCs are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat etc.

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7884 or Kirin 659 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, Asphalt 9.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Exynos 7 Octa 7884

Kirin 659

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Exynos 7 Octa 7884

57%

Kirin 659

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7884

Kirin 659

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884	Kirin 659
Total score	116251	75358
CPU	32549	21107
GPU	44170	28630
MEM	18591	12052
UX	20926	13572

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884	Kirin 659
Single-Core	337	195
Multi-Core	1046	877

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884	Kirin 659
Frequency	1600 MHz	2360 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 6x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	933
Memory bandwidth	24	28
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 659 is 32% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7884 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP18	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	546 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	334	61.2
# of Cores	18	2
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1440 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	23.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	44.6	17.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	47.3	28.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.3	19.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	40.7	14.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	58.9	18.2
Real Racing 3	82.8	50.1
Sniper 3D	61.5	62.9
Need for Speed No Limits	66.2	40
Mortal Kombat X	75.7	41.5
CSR Racing 2	66.2	34.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	28 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution	28 MP	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.13 3CA
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 is better: 31
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 659 is better: 5
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Exynos 7 Octa 7884 and Kirin 659, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Exynos 7 Octa 7884 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10

• Exynos 7 Octa 7884 specs and review.

Kirin 659 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10

• Kirin 659 specs and review.