HiSilicon Kirin 658 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 658 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Mali-T830 MP2.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 658 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Kirin 659 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, 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 special test applications such as Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, 3DMark, Octane V2, PassMark, Vellamo, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, and how good the chips are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Fortnite etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy Kirin 658 or Kirin 659 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, 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 658

Kirin 659

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

Kirin 658

52%

Kirin 659

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 658

Kirin 659

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 658	Kirin 659
Total score	57552	75358
CPU	16117	21107
GPU	21865	28630
MEM	9207	12052
UX	10368	13572

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 658	Kirin 659
Single-Core	148	195
Multi-Core	670	877

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 658	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	6 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	933
Memory bandwidth	28	28
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	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 658 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)	12.2	17.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	20.1	28.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	12.1	19.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	9.7	14.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	12.4	18.2
Real Racing 3	25.1	50.1
Sniper 3D	44.2	62.9
Need for Speed No Limits	24.1	40
Mortal Kombat X	29.1	41.5
CSR Racing 2	28.1	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 658 is better: 1
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 659 is better: 18
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Kirin 658 and Kirin 659, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 658 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 658 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.