HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs MediaTek Helio X30 (MT6799) benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 659 vs Helio X30 (MT6799)

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs MediaTek Helio X30 (MT6799), speed examination of GPUs PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 and Mali-T830 MP2.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 659 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Helio X30 (MT6799) is deca-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as 3DMark, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu 8, Vellamo, Octane V2, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, Quadrant, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Sniper 3D etc.

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processors is better to buy Kirin 659 or Helio X30 (MT6799) 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 X30 (MT6799)

10%

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

Kirin 659

52%

Helio X30 (MT6799)

63%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 659

Helio X30 (MT6799)

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 659	Helio X30 (MT6799)
Total score	75358	141713
CPU	21107	39673
GPU	28630	53858
MEM	12052	22684
UX	13572	25508

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 659	Helio X30 (MT6799)
Single-Core	195	289
Multi-Core	877	1275

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 659	Helio X30 (MT6799)
Frequency	2360 MHz	2600 MHz
Cores	8	10
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A35
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	6 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1866
Memory bandwidth	28	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Helio X30 (MT6799) is 9% better than Kirin 659 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 659 has 2 more core than Helio X30 (MT6799). Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T830 MP2	PowerVR 7XTP-MT4
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	820 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	209.1
# of Cores	2	4
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	3840 x 2160 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	27.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.6	39.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	19.5	36.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	14.6	26.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.2	39.2
Real Racing 3	50.1	58.8
Sniper 3D	62.9	51
Need for Speed No Limits	40	47
Mortal Kombat X	41.5	45.1
CSR Racing 2	34.3	43.1

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	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264, H.265

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	450 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: 7
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio X30 (MT6799) is better: 30
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Kirin 659 and Helio X30 (MT6799), 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 X30 (MT6799) SoC - all data

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

• Helio X30 (MT6799) specs and review.