HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 659 vs Snapdragon 460

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 460, comparison of GPUs Adreno 610 and Mali-T830 MP2.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 659 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 460 is octa-core (Kryo 240). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like PassMark, GFXBench, 3DMark, PCMark, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, Octane V2, Geekbench, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, and how good the processors are in games Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 659 or Snapdragon 460 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2.

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 460

10%

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

Kirin 659

52%

Snapdragon 460

69%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 659

Snapdragon 460

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 659	Snapdragon 460
Total score	75358	142955
CPU	21107	40022
GPU	28630	54316
MEM	12052	22868
UX	13572	25725

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 659	Snapdragon 460
Single-Core	195	292
Multi-Core	877	1286

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 659	Snapdragon 460
Frequency	2360 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	11 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.8 GHz Kryo 240
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	6 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1866
Memory bandwidth	28	13.91
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	64 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.3-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 460 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 610
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	750 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	312
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		192
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2520 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	28.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.6	40.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	19.5	37.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	14.6	27.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.2	40.2
Real Racing 3	50.1	70.2
Sniper 3D	62.9	88.2
Need for Speed No Limits	40	72.2
Mortal Kombat X	41.5	64.2
CSR Racing 2	34.3	48.1

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	48 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 340
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X11 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	390 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GLONASS, NavIC, QZSS, GPS, SBAS, Dual frequency GNSS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 659 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 is better: 30
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Kirin 659 and Snapdragon 460, 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 460 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 460 specs and review.