HiSilicon Kirin 658 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 429

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 658 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 429, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 505 and Mali-T830 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 658 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 429 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processors is better to buy Kirin 658 or Snapdragon 429 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

Snapdragon 429

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

Kirin 658

52%

Snapdragon 429

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 658

Snapdragon 429

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 658	Snapdragon 429
Total score	57552	65308
CPU	16117	18278
GPU	21865	24823
MEM	9207	10456
UX	10368	11762

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 658	Snapdragon 429
Single-Core	148	169
Multi-Core	670	760

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 658	Snapdragon 429
Frequency	2100 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	6 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	800
Memory bandwidth	28	6.4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	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 658 is 4% better than Snapdragon 429 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 658 has -4 more core than Snapdragon 429. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 505
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	48
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		48
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1280 x 800 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	14.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	20.1	23.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	12.1	16.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	9.7	11.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	12.4	15.6
Real Racing 3	25.1	47.4
Sniper 3D	44.2	30.8
Need for Speed No Limits	24.1	33.2
Mortal Kombat X	29.1	27.3
CSR Racing 2	28.1	30.8

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/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X6 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	75 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: 20
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 is better: 17
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, 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.

Snapdragon 429 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 429 specs and review.