MediaTek MT8176 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek MT8176 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659, comparison of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and PowerVR GX6250.

This performance comparison involves two processors: MT8176 is gexa-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 specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench, GFXBench, Octane V2, PCMark, Neocore, AnTuTu, 3DMark, and how good the chips are in games Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Sniper 3D etc.

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy MT8176 or Kirin 659 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, 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

MT8176

Kirin 659

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

MT8176

26%

Kirin 659

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT8176

Kirin 659

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT8176	Kirin 659
Total score	82111	75358
CPU	22987	21107
GPU	31198	28630
MEM	13130	12052
UX	14787	13572

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT8176	Kirin 659
Single-Core	212	195
Multi-Core	956	877

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT8176	Kirin 659
Frequency	2100 MHz	2360 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.7 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	LPDDR3	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	6 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 11% better than MT8176 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT8176 has 2 more core than Kirin 659. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR GX6250	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	83.2	61.2
# of Cores	2	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1280 x 800 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)	15.5	17.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.3	28.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	16.6	19.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.3	14.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.6	18.2
Real Racing 3	42.5	50.1
Sniper 3D	36.8	62.9
Need for Speed No Limits	34	40
Mortal Kombat X	45.3	41.5
CSR Racing 2	36.8	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	4K, 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	4K HEVC (h.265), H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Upload speed		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 MT8176 is better: 12
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 659 is better: 23
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets MT8176 and Kirin 659, as well as read the test results at the links below.

MT8176 SoC - all data

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

• MT8176 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.