HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 955 vs Kirin 659

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Mali-T880 MP4.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 955 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Kirin 659 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like Vellamo, Octane V2, GeekBench 6, 5, PCMark, AnTuTu 8, 3DMark, PassMark, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, PUBG etc.

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 955 or Kirin 659 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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 955

Kirin 659

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

Kirin 955

49%

Kirin 659

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 955

Kirin 659

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 955	Kirin 659
Total score	102680	75358
CPU	28750	21107
GPU	39011	28630
MEM	16436	12052
UX	18491	13572

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 955	Kirin 659
Single-Core	271	195
Multi-Core	924	877

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 955	Kirin 659
Frequency	2500 MHz	2360 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	933
Memory bandwidth	25.6	28
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 955 is 5% better than Kirin 659 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T880 MP4	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	61.2
# of Cores	4	2
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 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)	23.8	17.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	39.4	28.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.6	19.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.9	14.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	25.8	18.2
Real Racing 3	69	50.1
Sniper 3D	51.2	62.9
Need for Speed No Limits	63	40
Mortal Kombat X	63	41.5
CSR Racing 2	47.3	34.3

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	20 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		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	50 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 955 is better: 25
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 659 is better: 8
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 comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 955 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 955 specs and review.

Kirin 659 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 659 specs and review.