HiSilicon Kirin 658 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 658 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T830 MP3 and Mali-T830 MP2.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 658 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, PassMark, Quadrant, GFXBench, Neocore, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, GeekBench 6, 5, and how good the CPUs are in games Fortnite, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy Kirin 658 or Exynos 7 Octa 7880 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

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

Kirin 658

52%

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 658

Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 658	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Total score	57552	60634
CPU	16117	16971
GPU	21865	23044
MEM	9207	9701
UX	10368	10913

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 658	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Single-Core	148	156
Multi-Core	670	706

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 658	Exynos 7 Octa 7880
Frequency	2100 MHz	1900 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	8x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	6 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1866
Memory bandwidth	28	16.5
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 9% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7880 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	Mali-T830 MP3
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	71.4
# of Cores	2	3
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2560 x 1440 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	10.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	20.1	19.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	12.1	11.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	9.7	7.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	12.4	11.3
Real Racing 3	25.1	29.3
Sniper 3D	44.2	42.9
Need for Speed No Limits	24.1	31.2
Mortal Kombat X	29.1	28.3
CSR Racing 2	28.1	25.4

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	21.7 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		LTE Cat.7 3CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	100 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 658 is better: 17
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 is better: 19
You need to know that you should not 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 chipsets 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 7880 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7880 specs and review.