HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon SiP1

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon SiP1, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 506 and Mali-T830 MP2.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 655 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon SiP1 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, Vellamo, GFXBench, Octane V2, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, GeekBench 6, 5, PassMark, Quadrant, Neocore, and how good the SoCs are in games Fortnite, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3 etc.

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Kirin 655 or Snapdragon SiP1 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 655

Snapdragon SiP1

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

Kirin 655

50%

Snapdragon SiP1

61%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 655

Snapdragon SiP1

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 655	Snapdragon SiP1
Total score	58741	66906
CPU	16437	18732
GPU	22321	25415
MEM	9401	10704
UX	10563	12038

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 655	Snapdragon SiP1
Single-Core	152	173
Multi-Core	684	779

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 655	Snapdragon SiP1
Frequency	2100 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.48GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1600
Memory bandwidth		10
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		128 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 14% better than Snapdragon SiP1 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	Adreno 506
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	130
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		96
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2160 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	13.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	21.3	23.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	13.5	15.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.2	10.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	13.9	14.2
Real Racing 3	37.3	46.6
Sniper 3D	40.5	30.3
Need for Speed No Limits	25.6	32.6
Mortal Kombat X	30.9	33.8
CSR Racing 2	25.6	28

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	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	100 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: 9
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon SiP1 is better: 28
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Kirin 655 and Snapdragon SiP1, 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.

Snapdragon SiP1 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon SiP1 specs and review.