HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs MediaTek Helio P70 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 659 vs Helio P70

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs MediaTek Helio P70, comparison of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Mali-G71 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 659 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Helio P70 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as AnTuTu 8, Octane V2, PassMark, GFXBench, 3DMark, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, Geekbench, PCMark, even the gaming performance of processors in Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile 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 P70 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2.

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 P70

10%

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

Kirin 659

52%

Helio P70

61%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 659

Helio P70

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 659	Helio P70
Total score	75358	150630
CPU	21107	42172
GPU	28630	57239
MEM	12052	24092
UX	13572	27109

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 659	Helio P70
Single-Core	195	308
Multi-Core	877	1296

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 659	Helio P70
Frequency	2360 MHz	2500 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	6 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	3733
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 Helio P70 is 5% better than Kirin 659 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	950 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	64.53
# 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		28.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	17.1	27.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.6	54.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	19.5	29.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	14.6	22.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.2	38.4
Real Racing 3	50.1	68.6
Sniper 3D	62.9	104.3
Need for Speed No Limits	40	76.9
Mortal Kombat X	41.5	63.1
CSR Racing 2	34.3	65.9

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	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
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: 5
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P70 is better: 29
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software 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 processors think, 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 P70 SoC - all data

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

• Helio P70 specs and review.