HiSilicon Kirin 658 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 658 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420, comparison of GPUs Mali-T760 MP8 and Mali-T830 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 658 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the chipsets, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like Neocore, GFXBench, PassMark, Vellamo, AnTuTu, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, PCMark, Octane V2, GeekBench 6, 5, 3DMark, and how good the processors are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chipset is better to buy Kirin 658 or Exynos 7 Octa 7420 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9.

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

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

Kirin 658

52%

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 658

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 658	Exynos 7 Octa 7420
Total score	57552	79294
CPU	16117	22205
GPU	21865	30121
MEM	9207	12689
UX	10368	14262

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 658	Exynos 7 Octa 7420
Single-Core	148	205
Multi-Core	670	923

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 658	Exynos 7 Octa 7420
Frequency	2100 MHz	2100 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	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	6 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1866
Memory bandwidth	28	24.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
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. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-T760 MP8
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	772 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	210
# of Cores	2	8
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	3840 x 2400 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	14.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	20.1	27.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	12.1	15.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	9.7	11.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	12.4	14.3
Real Racing 3	25.1	47.8
Sniper 3D	44.2	35.5
Need for Speed No Limits	24.1	32.8
Mortal Kombat X	29.1	35.5
CSR Racing 2	28.1	30

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	20 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, H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	42 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	11 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 658 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is better: 25
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to 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.

Exynos 7 Octa 7420 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7420 specs and review.