MediaTek Helio A25 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests MediaTek Helio A25 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659, compare of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and PowerVR GE8320.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Helio A25 is octa-core (Cortex-A53) and Kirin 659 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the chipsets, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like Quadrant, Geekbench, Octane V2, 3DMark, Vellamo, AnTuTu, GFXBench, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, and how good the CPUs are in games Sniper 3D, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Helio A25 or Kirin 659 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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

Helio A25

Kirin 659

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

Helio A25

67%

Kirin 659

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio A25

Kirin 659

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Helio A25	Kirin 659
Total score	95484	75358
CPU	26741	21107
GPU	36292	28630
MEM	15269	12052
UX	17181	13572

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Helio A25	Kirin 659
Single-Core	247	195
Multi-Core	1112	877

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio A25	Kirin 659
Frequency	1800 MHz	2360 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	4GB Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz	933
Memory bandwidth	14	28
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	1 MB	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 Helio A25 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR GE8320	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	126.8	61.2
# of Cores	2	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1600 x 720 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)	20.5	17.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	35.4	28.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	22.8	19.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	17.8	14.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	21.3	18.2
Real Racing 3	62	50.1
Sniper 3D	56.6	62.9
Need for Speed No Limits	63.7	40
Mortal Kombat X	51.3	41.5
CSR Racing 2	46	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	16 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution	13 MP	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	150 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 MediaTek Helio A25 is better: 20
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 659 is better: 14
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Helio A25 SoC - all data

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

• Helio A25 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.