HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 659 vs Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953, comparison of GPUs Adreno 506 and Mali-T830 MP2.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 659 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as GFXBench, Octane V2, AnTuTu, PCMark, Geekbench, 3DMark, Quadrant, Vellamo, PassMark, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, and how good the SoCs are in games Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Kirin 659 or Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 625 MSM8953

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

Kirin 659

52%

Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 659

Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 659	Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Total score	75358	61945
CPU	21107	17344
GPU	28630	23539
MEM	12052	9908
UX	13572	11140

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 659	Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Single-Core	195	160
Multi-Core	877	721

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 659	Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Frequency	2360 MHz	2000 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	8x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	6 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1866
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 15% better than Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 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	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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	17.1	12.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.6	21.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	19.5	13.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	14.6	9.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.2	13.7
Real Racing 3	50.1	32.7
Sniper 3D	62.9	48
Need for Speed No Limits	40	39.2
Mortal Kombat X	41.5	31.6
CSR Racing 2	34.3	24

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
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
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 X9 LTE 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: 26
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 is better: 7
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, 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

• Kirin 659 specs and review.

Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 specs and review.