HiSilicon Kirin 658 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon SiP1

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 658 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon SiP1, compare of GPUs Adreno 506 and Mali-T830 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 658 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon SiP1 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications of the SoCs, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, AnTuTu, Vellamo, Octane V2, Quadrant, Geekbench, PassMark, Neocore, PCMark, GFXBench, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D etc.
   After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chipset is better to buy Kirin 658 or Snapdragon SiP1 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 SiP1

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

Kirin 658

52%

Snapdragon SiP1

61%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 658

Snapdragon SiP1

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 658	Snapdragon SiP1
Total score	57552	66906
CPU	16117	18732
GPU	21865	25415
MEM	9207	10704
UX	10368	12038

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 658	Snapdragon SiP1
Single-Core	148	173
Multi-Core	670	779

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 658	Snapdragon SiP1
Frequency	2100 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.48GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	6 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1600
Memory bandwidth	28	10
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB	128 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 14% better than Snapdragon SiP1 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	Adreno 506
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	130
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		96
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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	12.2	13.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	20.1	23.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	12.1	15.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	9.7	10.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	12.4	14.2
Real Racing 3	25.1	46.6
Sniper 3D	44.2	30.3
Need for Speed No Limits	24.1	32.6
Mortal Kombat X	29.1	33.8
CSR Racing 2	28.1	28

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	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	100 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: 12
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon SiP1 is better: 24
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs 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 SiP1 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon SiP1 specs and review.