HiSilicon Kirin 650 vs HiSilicon Kirin 935

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 650 vs HiSilicon Kirin 935, comparison of GPUs Mali-T628 MP6 and Mali-T830 MP2.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 650 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Kirin 935 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the chipsets, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Kirin 650 or Kirin 935 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2.

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 935

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

Kirin 650

50%

Kirin 935

48%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 650

Kirin 935

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 650	Kirin 935
Total score	51180	52339
CPU	14339	14661
GPU	19441	19881
MEM	8184	8377
UX	9208	9430

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 650	Kirin 935
Single-Core	132	135
Multi-Core	596	609

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 650	Kirin 935
Frequency	2000 MHz	2200 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	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	800
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 935 is 9% 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-T628 MP6
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	680 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	176
# of Cores	2	6
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2560 x 1600 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	17.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	43.8	44.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	29.9	30.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.4	26.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	36.9	37.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	54.9	55.8
Real Racing 3	59.8	45.3
Sniper 3D	47.8	57.4
Need for Speed No Limits	41.9	36.2
Mortal Kombat X	43.4	48.3
CSR Racing 2	38.9	39.3

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	16 MP	20 MP
Dual Camera resolution	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.	50 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: 7
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 935 is better: 26
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs 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 935 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 935 specs and review.