HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Mali-T830 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 655 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) 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 technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 655 or Kirin 659 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Kirin 655

Kirin 659

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

Kirin 655

50%

Kirin 659

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 655

Kirin 659

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 655	Kirin 659
Total score	58741	75358
CPU	16437	21107
GPU	22321	28630
MEM	9401	12052
UX	10563	13572

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 655	Kirin 659
Single-Core	152	195
Multi-Core	684	877

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 655	Kirin 659
Frequency	2100 MHz	2360 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.8 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	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 659 is 11% better than Kirin 655 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	13.5	17.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	21.3	28.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	13.5	19.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.2	14.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	13.9	18.2
Real Racing 3	37.3	50.1
Sniper 3D	40.5	62.9
Need for Speed No Limits	25.6	40
Mortal Kombat X	30.9	41.5
CSR Racing 2	25.6	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	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 655 is better: 1
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 659 is better: 23
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Kirin 655 and Kirin 659, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 655 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 655 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.