MediaTek MT6595M vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks MediaTek MT6595M vs HiSilicon Kirin 659, speed examination of GPUs PowerVR SGX544 and Mali-T830 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: MT6595M is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A17) 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 specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy MT6595M or Kirin 659 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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

MT6595M

Kirin 659

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

MT6595M

24%

Kirin 659

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6595M

Kirin 659

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6595M	Kirin 659
Total score	60152	75358
CPU	16841	21107
GPU	22865	28630
MEM	9626	12052
UX	10822	13572

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6595M	Kirin 659
Single-Core	155	195
Multi-Core	700	877

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6595M	Kirin 659
Frequency	2000 MHz	2360 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A17 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	2 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	667	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 15% better than MT6595M in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR SGX544	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	357 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	11.48	61.2
# of Cores	1	2
# of Shader Units
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)	10.9	17.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	19.7	28.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	11.2	19.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	7.2	14.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	11.5	18.2
Real Racing 3	39.4	50.1
Sniper 3D	25.6	62.9
Need for Speed No Limits	23.6	40
Mortal Kombat X	22.7	41.5
CSR Racing 2	25.6	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		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 MT6595M is better: 1
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 659 is better: 33
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets MT6595M and Kirin 659, as well as read the test results at the links below.

MT6595M SoC - all data

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

• MT6595M 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.