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HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Qualcomm 215 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 659 vs Qualcomm 215

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Qualcomm 215, compare of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Adreno 308.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 659 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Qualcomm 215 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications such as PCMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, Quadrant, Vellamo, Octane V2, 3DMark, Neocore, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 659 or Qualcomm 215 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2.

 
HiSilicon Kirin 659
Qualcomm 215

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 6595% Qualcomm 2153%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)
Kirin 65952% Qualcomm 21536%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming
Kirin 6593% Qualcomm 2151%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed
Kirin 659 Qualcomm 215
Total score7535845671
CPU2110712790
GPU2863017354
MEM120527309
UX135728215

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Kirin 659 Qualcomm 215
Single-Core195121
Multi-Core877558

Comparison of specifications
CPU and Memory
Kirin 659 Qualcomm 215
Frequency2360 MHz1300 MHz
Cores84
Bit6464
Lithography16 nm28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)5 W4 W
Memory typeLPDDR3xLPDDR3
Max. Memory6 Gb2 Gb
Memory Frequency933677
Memory bandwidth286
Neural Processor (NPU)NoNo
L1 cache64 KB128 KB
L2 cache4 MB2 MB
L3 cache4 MB1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)ARMv8-AARMv8-A
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 659 is 44% better than Qualcomm 215 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 659 has -4 more core than Qualcomm 215. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media
GPUMali-T830 MP2Adreno 308
GPU Frequency900 MHz500 MHz
GFloPS61.227
# of Cores2
# of Shader Units24
Display1920 x 1080 pixels1560 x 720 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 Mobile14.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)17.137.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra28.625.9
Call of Duty: Mobile19.522.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)14.631.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition18.247.9
Real Racing 350.151.8
Sniper 3D62.957
Need for Speed No Limits4041.4
Mortal Kombat X41.529.8
CSR Racing 234.333.7
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 resolution16 MP13 MP
Dual Camera resolution8 MP8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS3030
Video Encoding resolutionFullHDFullHD
Codec supportH.264H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC


Networks and Navigation
ModemQualcomm Snapdragon X5 LTE modem
Download speed300 MBit/s.150 MBit/s.
Upload speed150 MBit/s.50 MBit/s.
NavigationGPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeidouGPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC supportNoNo
5G supportYesNo


Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 659 is better: 30
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm 215 is better: 9
   Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Kirin 659 and Qualcomm 215, 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
Qualcomm 215 SoC - all data

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


Kirin 659 SoC Comparisons
• Vs Helio G35
• Vs Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
• Vs Exynos 850
• Vs Helio P40
• Vs Exynos 8 Octa 8890
• Vs Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
• Vs Kirin 710
• Vs Kirin 710F
• Vs Kirin 710A
• Vs Exynos 7 Octa 7885
• Vs Helio X30 (MT6799)
• Vs Snapdragon 460
• Vs Exynos 9609
• Vs Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
• Vs Helio P70
• Vs SC9863A
• Vs Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
• Vs Helio P25 (MT6757T)
• Vs Helio P20 (MT6757)
• Vs Atom x5-Z8300
• Vs Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
• Vs Helio P30 (MT6758)
• Vs Helio P23 (MT6763T)
• Vs Snapdragon 450 SDM450
• Vs Exynos 7 Octa 7880
• Vs Atom x5-Z8350
• Vs Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
• Vs MT6750T
• Vs MT6750
• Vs Exynos 7 Octa 7884
• Vs Tiger T310
• Vs Exynos 7 7904
• Vs Kirin 955
• Vs Helio G25
• Vs Snapdragon 630
• Vs Kirin 950
• Vs Snapdragon 636
• Vs Helio X27 (MT6797X)
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 960
• Vs MediaTek Helio A25
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
• Vs MediaTek Helio X25 (MT6797T)
• Vs Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
• Vs MediaTek MT8768T
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro
• Vs MediaTek Helio X23 (MT6797D)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956
• Vs MediaTek Helio P22T
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976
• Vs MediaTek Helio P35
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420
• Vs MediaTek Helio X20 (MT6797)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
• Vs MediaTek MT8176
• Vs Atom x5-Z8550
• Vs MediaTek Helio P22
• Vs Atom x5-Z8500
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B
• Vs Atom x7-Z8700
• Vs MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763V)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro
• Vs MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757CD)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon SiP1
• Vs MediaTek MT6595M
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
• Vs MediaTek Helio P25 Lite (MT6757CD)
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 655
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 658
• Vs MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763)
• Vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430
• Vs MediaTek Helio P18
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
• Vs Allwinner A133
• Vs Unisoc SC79863a
• Vs MediaTek Helio G37
• Vs MediaTek MT8766
• Vs Rockchip RK3566
• Vs MediaTek MT8168
• Vs MediaTek MT8788
• Vs Rockchip RK3326S
• Vs Qualcomm QCM2290
• Vs Qualcomm QCS2290
• Vs Qualcomm QCS4290
• Vs MediaTek Helio G36
• Vs Unisoc SC9863A1
• Vs MediaTek MT6762VCB


Qualcomm 215 SoC Comparisons
• Vs Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
• Vs Snapdragon 630
• Vs Atom x5-Z8350
• Vs MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757T)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
• Vs MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T)
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450
• Vs MediaTek Helio P30 (MT6758)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
• Vs Atom x5-Z8300
• Vs Unisoc SC9863A
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
• Vs MediaTek MT6750T
• Vs Spreadtrum SC9863A
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956
• Vs MediaTek Helio P22T
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976
• Vs MediaTek Helio P35
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420
• Vs MediaTek Helio X20 (MT6797)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
• Vs MediaTek MT8176
• Vs Atom x5-Z8550
• Vs MediaTek Helio P22
• Vs Atom x5-Z8500
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B
• Vs Atom x7-Z8700
• Vs MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763V)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro
• Vs MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757CD)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon SiP1
• Vs MediaTek MT6595M
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
• Vs MediaTek Helio P25 Lite (MT6757CD)
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 655
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 658
• Vs MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763)
• Vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430
• Vs MediaTek Helio P18
• Vs Unisoc SC9853I
• Vs MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795T)
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 935
• Vs MediaTek Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940
• Vs MediaTek Helio A22
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870
• Vs MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755)
• Vs MediaTek MT6737
• Vs MediaTek MT6739
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 650
• Vs MediaTek Helio A20
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433
• Vs Atom Z3590
• Vs MediaTek MT6595
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 930
• Vs MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC
• Vs Atom Z3580
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580
• Vs MediaTek MT6752
• Vs Unisoc SC9832E
• Vs MediaTek MT6750S
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570
• Vs MediaTek MT6753
• Vs Unisoc SC9850K
• Vs MediaTek MT6739V
• Vs Atom Z3560
• Vs MediaTek MT6739WA
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
• Vs MediaTek MT6737T
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2
• Vs MediaTek MT6739WW
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7578
• Vs MediaTek MT8163
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
• Vs MediaTek MT6592
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 620
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952
• Vs Spreadtrum SC9832E
• Vs MediaTek MT6737M
• Vs MediaTek MT6739WM
• Vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 MSM8920
• Vs Qualcomm 205
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
• Vs MediaTek MT6732
• Vs MediaTek MT6738
• Vs Rockchip RK3326S
• Vs Qualcomm QCM2290
• Vs Qualcomm QCS8250
• Vs Qualcomm QCS2290
• Vs Qualcomm QCS7230
• Vs Qualcomm QCS6490
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
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