HiSilicon Kirin 650 vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 650 vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Mali-T628 MP6.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 650 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 5 Octa 5430 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A15). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, Octane V2, AnTuTu 8, Geekbench, PCMark, PassMark, 3DMark, and how good the SoCs are in games PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 650 or Exynos 5 Octa 5430 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

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

Kirin 650

50%

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

36%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 650

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 650	Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Total score	51180	56436
CPU	14339	15801
GPU	19441	21452
MEM	8184	9024
UX	9208	10151

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 650	Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Single-Core	132	146
Multi-Core	596	657

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 650	Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Frequency	2000 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	20 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A15 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1650
Memory bandwidth		14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
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. 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	18.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	43.8	47.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	29.9	32.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.4	28.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	36.9	39.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	54.9	59.9
Real Racing 3	59.8	40.4
Sniper 3D	47.8	51.7
Need for Speed No Limits	41.9	51.7
Mortal Kombat X	43.4	51.7
CSR Racing 2	38.9	38.8

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	120
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	42 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	11 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 650 is better: 9
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430 is better: 27
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Kirin 650 and Exynos 5 Octa 5430, 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.

Exynos 5 Octa 5430 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 5 Octa 5430 specs and review.