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

Kirin 659 vs Kirin 710A

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710A, compare 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 710A 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 SoCs, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Vellamo, Octane V2, Geekbench, 3DMark, Neocore, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu, PCMark, PassMark, Quadrant, and how good the CPUs are in games PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 659 or Kirin 710A and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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 710A

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

Kirin 659

52%

Kirin 710A

58%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 659

Kirin 710A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 659	Kirin 710A
Total score	75358	132403
CPU	21107	37068
GPU	28630	50304
MEM	12052	21184
UX	13572	23842

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 659	Kirin 710A
Single-Core	195	270
Multi-Core	877	1191

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 659	Kirin 710A
Frequency	2360 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	14 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	8 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 710A 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		25.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	17.1	49.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.6	61.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	19.5	28.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	14.6	43.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.2	63.6
Real Racing 3	50.1	108
Sniper 3D	62.9	117.2
Need for Speed No Limits	40	74
Mortal Kombat X	41.5	89.5
CSR Racing 2	34.3	74

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 710A is better: 24
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Kirin 659 and Kirin 710A, 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 710A SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 710A specs and review.