HiSilicon Kirin 658 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 658 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992, comparison of GPUs Adreno 418 and Mali-T830 MP2.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 658 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A57). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software such as PCMark, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, 3DMark, GFXBench, Octane V2, Geekbench, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, Vellamo, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 658 or Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 658

Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

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

Kirin 658

52%

Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

38%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 658

Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 658	Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
Total score	57552	63981
CPU	16117	17918
GPU	21865	24320
MEM	9207	10236
UX	10368	11509

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 658	Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
Single-Core	148	165
Multi-Core	670	745

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 658	Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
Frequency	2100 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	20 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	6 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	933
Memory bandwidth	28	7
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 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 Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 658 has -2 more core than Snapdragon 808 MSM8992. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 418
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	172.8
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		128
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2560 x 1600 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	12.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	20.1	22.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	12.1	14.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	9.7	10.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	12.4	13.7
Real Racing 3	25.1	28.4
Sniper 3D	44.2	36.3
Need for Speed No Limits	24.1	31.8
Mortal Kombat X	29.1	36.3
CSR Racing 2	28.1	31.8

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	21 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X10 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	450 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 658 is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 is better: 22
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, 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.

Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 specs and review.