HiSilicon Kirin 658 vs MediaTek MT6595M

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 658 vs MediaTek MT6595M, compare of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and PowerVR SGX544.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 658 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 thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software like Geekbench, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, Quadrant, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, PassMark, even the gaming performance of CPUs in PUBG, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 658 or MT6595M and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits.

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

MT6595M

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

Kirin 658

52%

MT6595M

24%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 658

MT6595M

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 658	MT6595M
Total score	57552	60152
CPU	16117	16841
GPU	21865	22865
MEM	9207	9626
UX	10368	10822

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 658	MT6595M
Single-Core	148	155
Multi-Core	670	700

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 658	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	6 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	667
Memory bandwidth	28	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	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 658 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)	12.2	10.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	20.1	19.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	12.1	11.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	9.7	7.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	12.4	11.5
Real Racing 3	25.1	39.4
Sniper 3D	44.2	25.6
Need for Speed No Limits	24.1	23.6
Mortal Kombat X	29.1	22.7
CSR Racing 2	28.1	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 658 is better: 26
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6595M is better: 8
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Kirin 658 and MT6595M, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 658 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 658 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.