HiSilicon Kirin 650 vs HiSilicon Kirin 658

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 650 vs HiSilicon Kirin 658, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Mali-T830 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 650 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Kirin 658 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like AnTuTu, Quadrant, GFXBench, Octane V2, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, Vellamo, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, 3DMark, and how good the SoCs are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chipset is better to buy Kirin 650 or Kirin 658 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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

Kirin 650

Kirin 658

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

Kirin 650

50%

Kirin 658

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 650

Kirin 658

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 650	Kirin 658
Total score	51180	57552
CPU	14339	16117
GPU	19441	21865
MEM	8184	9207
UX	9208	10368

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 650	Kirin 658
Single-Core	132	148
Multi-Core	596	670

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 650	Kirin 658
Frequency	2000 MHz	2100 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	933
Memory bandwidth		28
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		64 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache		4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 658 is 4% better than Kirin 650 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	61.2
# of Cores	2	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 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	17.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	43.8	12.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	29.9	20.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.4	12.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	36.9	9.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	54.9	12.4
Real Racing 3	59.8	25.1
Sniper 3D	47.8	44.2
Need for Speed No Limits	41.9	24.1
Mortal Kombat X	43.4	29.1
CSR Racing 2	38.9	28.1

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	16 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 650 is better: 12
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 658 is better: 13
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 650 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 650 specs and review.

Kirin 658 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 658 specs and review.