HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs MediaTek MT6595M

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs MediaTek MT6595M, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and PowerVR SGX544.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 655 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and MT6595M is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A17). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the processors, 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 synthetic type tests such as Octane V2, GFXBench, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, PCMark, PassMark, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, Vellamo, Geekbench, even the gaming performance of processors in Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, PUBG etc.

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Kirin 655 or MT6595M 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 655

MT6595M

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

Kirin 655

50%

MT6595M

24%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 655

MT6595M

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 655	MT6595M
Total score	58741	60152
CPU	16437	16841
GPU	22321	22865
MEM	9401	9626
UX	10563	10822

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 655	MT6595M
Single-Core	152	155
Multi-Core	684	700

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 655	MT6595M
Frequency	2100 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	32
Lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A17 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	667
Memory bandwidth		14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		32 KB
L2 cache		1 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 655 is 4% better than MT6595M 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	PowerVR SGX544
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	357 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	11.48
# of Cores	2	1
# 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	10.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	21.3	19.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	13.5	11.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.2	7.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	13.9	11.5
Real Racing 3	37.3	39.4
Sniper 3D	40.5	25.6
Need for Speed No Limits	25.6	23.6
Mortal Kombat X	30.9	22.7
CSR Racing 2	25.6	25.6

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	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264, H.265

Networks and Navigation

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 655 is better: 21
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6595M is better: 12
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Kirin 655 and MT6595M, 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.

MT6595M SoC - all data

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

• MT6595M specs and review.