HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 659 vs Kirin 710

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Mali-G71 MP4.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 659 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Kirin 710 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests such as Geekbench, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, GFXBench, PassMark, 3DMark, Neocore, AnTuTu, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy Kirin 659 or Kirin 710 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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

Kirin 710

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

Kirin 659

52%

Kirin 710

62%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 659

Kirin 710

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 659	Kirin 710
Total score	75358	127248
CPU	21107	35632
GPU	28630	48345
MEM	12052	20367
UX	13572	22895

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 659	Kirin 710
Single-Core	195	260
Multi-Core	877	1145

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 659	Kirin 710
Frequency	2360 MHz	2200 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	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	6 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	933
Memory bandwidth	28
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
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 Kirin 710 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 MP4
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	169
# of Cores	2	4
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1920 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		26.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	17.1	49.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.6	53.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	19.5	28.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	14.6	45.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.2	64.7
Real Racing 3	50.1	93.5
Sniper 3D	62.9	85.4
Need for Speed No Limits	40	64.1
Mortal Kombat X	41.5	77.4
CSR Racing 2	34.3	69.4

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	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

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 HiSilicon Kirin 710 is better: 23
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Kirin 659 and Kirin 710, 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.

Kirin 710 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 710 specs and review.