HiSilicon Kirin 650 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 650 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Adreno 308.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 650 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like PassMark, Neocore, PCMark, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, Octane V2, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, GeekBench 6, 5, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Fortnite, 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 SoCs is better to buy Kirin 650 or Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2.

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

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

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

Kirin 650

50%

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 650

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 650	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
Total score	51180	37619
CPU	14339	10533
GPU	19441	14298
MEM	8184	6012
UX	9208	6771

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 650	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
Single-Core	132	99
Multi-Core	596	459

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 650	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
Frequency	2000 MHz	1400 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	677
Memory bandwidth		6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache		1 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 650 is 30% better than Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 650 has -4 more core than Snapdragon 425 MSM8917. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 308
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	27
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		24
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1280 x 800 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	11.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	43.8	30.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	29.9	19.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.4	16.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	36.9	25.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	54.9	38.7
Real Racing 3	59.8	34
Sniper 3D	47.8	42.7
Need for Speed No Limits	41.9	27.2
Mortal Kombat X	43.4	22.3
CSR Racing 2	38.9	21.3

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	16 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/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X6 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 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: 33
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 is better: 6
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 650 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 650 specs and review.

Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 specs and review.