HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Samsung Exynos 9609 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 659 vs Exynos 9609

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Full compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Samsung Exynos 9609, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G72 MP3 and Mali-T830 MP2.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 659 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 9609 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications of the processors, 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 synthetic type tests such as PassMark, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, AnTuTu 8, 3DMark, Neocore, Vellamo, Quadrant, Octane V2, Geekbench, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, and how good the chips are in games Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Fortnite etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processors is better to buy Kirin 659 or Exynos 9609 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 9609

10%

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

Kirin 659

52%

Exynos 9609

68%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 659

Exynos 9609

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 659	Exynos 9609
Total score	75358	144347
CPU	21107	40426
GPU	28630	54842
MEM	12052	23097
UX	13572	25980

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 659	Exynos 9609
Single-Core	195	295
Multi-Core	877	1299

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 659	Exynos 9609
Frequency	2360 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	6 Gb	4 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	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 6% better than Exynos 9609 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-G72 MP3
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	161
# of Cores	2	3
# of Shader Units
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		25.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	17.1	25.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.6	51.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	19.5	26.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	14.6	20.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.2	35.9
Real Racing 3	50.1	90.7
Sniper 3D	62.9	82.9
Need for Speed No Limits	40	62.2
Mortal Kombat X	41.5	75.1
CSR Racing 2	34.3	62.2

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	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
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.12/13 2/3CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo
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 9609 is better: 29
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Kirin 659 and Exynos 9609, 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 9609 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 9609 specs and review.