HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs Qualcomm 215

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs Qualcomm 215, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Adreno 308.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 655 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Qualcomm 215 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as GFXBench, Geekbench, Neocore, Quadrant, Vellamo, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, 3DMark, Octane V2, AnTuTu 8, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chip is better to buy Kirin 655 or Qualcomm 215 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

Qualcomm 215

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

Kirin 655

50%

Qualcomm 215

36%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 655

Qualcomm 215

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 655	Qualcomm 215
Total score	58741	45671
CPU	16437	12790
GPU	22321	17354
MEM	9401	7309
UX	10563	8215

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 655	Qualcomm 215
Single-Core	152	121
Multi-Core	684	558

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 655	Qualcomm 215
Frequency	2100 MHz	1300 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.3 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 655 is 38% better than Qualcomm 215 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 655 has -4 more core than Qualcomm 215. 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	1560 x 720 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		14.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	13.5	37.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	21.3	25.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	13.5	22.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.2	31.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	13.9	47.9
Real Racing 3	37.3	51.8
Sniper 3D	40.5	57
Need for Speed No Limits	25.6	41.4
Mortal Kombat X	30.9	29.8
CSR Racing 2	25.6	33.7

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	13 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/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X5 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 655 is better: 23
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm 215 is better: 16
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, 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.

Qualcomm 215 SoC - all data

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

• Qualcomm 215 specs and review.