HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs Spreadtrum SC9863A

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs Spreadtrum SC9863A, compare of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and IMG8322.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 655 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Spreadtrum SC9863A is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A55). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis 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 joint benchmarking in software tests like AnTuTu, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, PCMark, Octane V2, Neocore, GFXBench, PassMark, Vellamo, Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, and how good the SoCs are in games Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Kirin 655 or Spreadtrum SC9863A and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, 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

Spreadtrum SC9863A

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

Kirin 655

50%

Spreadtrum SC9863A

31%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 655

Spreadtrum SC9863A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 655	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Total score	58741	37187
CPU	16437	10411
GPU	22321	14121
MEM	9401	5948
UX	10563	6691

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 655	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Single-Core	152	98
Multi-Core	684	454

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 655	Spreadtrum SC9863A
Frequency	2100 MHz	1600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	933
Memory bandwidth		6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache		8 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 23% better than Spreadtrum SC9863A 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	IMG8322
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	510 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	146.2
# of Cores	2	128
# of Shader Units
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		9.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	13.5	28.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	21.3	17.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	13.5	14.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.2	23.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	13.9	36.3
Real Racing 3	37.3	26.4
Sniper 3D	40.5	33.4
Need for Speed No Limits	25.6	28.2
Mortal Kombat X	30.9	22.9
CSR Racing 2	25.6	24.6

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	16 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		LTE-4
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: 19
The number of parameters for which Spreadtrum SC9863A is better: 15
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 joint testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Kirin 655 and Spreadtrum SC9863A, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 655 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 655 specs and review.

Spreadtrum SC9863A SoC - all data

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

• Spreadtrum SC9863A specs and review.