HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T) benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 659 vs Helio P23 (MT6763T)

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T), speed testing of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Mali-G71 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 659 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Helio P23 (MT6763T) is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software such as PCMark, Neocore, 3DMark, GFXBench, AnTuTu 8, PassMark, Vellamo, GeekBench 6, 5, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, Quadrant, and how good the SoCs are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy Kirin 659 or Helio P23 (MT6763T) and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, 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 659

Helio P23 (MT6763T)

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

Kirin 659

52%

Helio P23 (MT6763T)

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 659

Helio P23 (MT6763T)

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 659	Helio P23 (MT6763T)
Total score	75358	61429
CPU	21107	17200
GPU	28630	23350
MEM	12052	9819
UX	13572	11057

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 659	Helio P23 (MT6763T)
Single-Core	195	159
Multi-Core	877	715

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 659	Helio P23 (MT6763T)
Frequency	2360 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.65 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	6 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	2x LPDDR4(X) 1500MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz
Memory bandwidth	28	14.93
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 2% better than Helio P23 (MT6763T) 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-G71 MP2
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	770 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	52.3
# of Cores	2	2
# of Shader Units
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)	17.1	12.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.6	21.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	19.5	13.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	14.6	9.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.2	13.1
Real Racing 3	50.1	26.6
Sniper 3D	62.9	34.1
Need for Speed No Limits	40	29.8
Mortal Kombat X	41.5	34.1
CSR Racing 2	34.3	27.7

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	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem		4G LTE WorldMode modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 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 659 is better: 27
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T) is better: 3
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Kirin 659 and Helio P23 (MT6763T), and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 659 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 659 specs and review.

Helio P23 (MT6763T) SoC - all data

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

• Helio P23 (MT6763T) specs and review.