HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Samsung Exynos 850 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 659 vs Exynos 850

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Samsung Exynos 850, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Mali-G52 MP6.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 659 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 850 is octa-core (Cortex-A55). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the processors, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like PassMark, GFXBench, Quadrant, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu, Vellamo, 3DMark, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, GeekBench 6, 5, PCMark, and how good the chips are in games Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy Kirin 659 or Exynos 850 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, 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 659

Exynos 850

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

Kirin 659

52%

Exynos 850

74%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 659

Exynos 850

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 659	Exynos 850
Total score	75358	119144
CPU	21107	33358
GPU	28630	45266
MEM	12052	19058
UX	13572	21445

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 659	Exynos 850
Single-Core	195	243
Multi-Core	877	1072

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 659	Exynos 850
Frequency	2360 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	8 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	6 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1866
Memory bandwidth	28
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 659 is 15% better than Exynos 850 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-G52 MP6
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	426
# of Cores	2	6
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2520 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		23.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	17.1	45.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.6	48.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	19.5	25.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	14.6	41.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.2	59.6
Real Racing 3	50.1	85.2
Sniper 3D	62.9	107.1
Need for Speed No Limits	40	58.4
Mortal Kombat X	41.5	70.6
CSR Racing 2	34.3	58.4

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	22 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE Cat.13 5CA/Cat.15 2CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	400 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 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 659 is better: 9
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 850 is better: 29
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Kirin 659 and Exynos 850, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 659 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 659 specs and review.

Exynos 850 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 850 specs and review.