MediaTek MT6595 vs HiSilicon Kirin 658

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests MediaTek MT6595 vs HiSilicon Kirin 658, compare of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and PowerVR G6200.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: MT6595 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A17) and Kirin 658 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, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Octane V2, PassMark, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, Geekbench, GFXBench, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, Vellamo, AnTuTu, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chipset is better to buy MT6595 or Kirin 658 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9.

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

MT6595

Kirin 658

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

MT6595

22%

Kirin 658

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6595

Kirin 658

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6595	Kirin 658
Total score	50568	57552
CPU	14157	16117
GPU	19211	21865
MEM	8090	9207
UX	9092	10368

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6595	Kirin 658
Single-Core	130	148
Multi-Core	589	670

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6595	Kirin 658
Frequency	2200 MHz	2100 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A17 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3 (Single Channel)	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	667	933
Memory bandwidth	6	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 MT6595 is 4% better than Kirin 658 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR G6200	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	76.8	61.2
# of Cores	2	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	16.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	42.9	12.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.3	20.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.9	12.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	35.9	9.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	53.7	12.4
Real Racing 3	49.5	25.1
Sniper 3D	53.8	44.2
Need for Speed No Limits	50.9	24.1
Mortal Kombat X	45.3	29.1
CSR Racing 2	31.1	28.1

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	20 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265	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 MT6595 is better: 17
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 658 is better: 21
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs MT6595 and Kirin 658, as well as read the test results at the links below.

MT6595 SoC - all data

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

• MT6595 specs and review.

Kirin 658 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 658 specs and review.