HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 659 vs Snapdragon 450 SDM450

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450, compare of GPUs Adreno 506 and Mali-T830 MP2.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 659 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 450 SDM450 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the chips, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as AnTuTu, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, Geekbench, Octane V2, PCMark, PassMark, 3DMark, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, even the gaming performance of processors in Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 659 or Snapdragon 450 SDM450 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

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

Kirin 659

52%

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 659

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 659	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Total score	75358	61183
CPU	21107	17140
GPU	28630	23248
MEM	12052	9791
UX	13572	11013

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 659	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Single-Core	195	203
Multi-Core	877	712

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 659	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Frequency	2360 MHz	1800 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	8x1.48GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	6 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1600
Memory bandwidth	28	7.46
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 Kirin 659 is 23% better than Snapdragon 450 SDM450 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	Adreno 506
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	130
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		96
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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	17.1	11.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.6	20.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	19.5	12.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	14.6	8.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.2	12.6
Real Racing 3	50.1	30.6
Sniper 3D	62.9	26.5
Need for Speed No Limits	40	32.6
Mortal Kombat X	41.5	26.5
CSR Racing 2	34.3	28.6

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	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	100 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: 26
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 is better: 11
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on 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 chips think, 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.

Snapdragon 450 SDM450 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 450 SDM450 specs and review.