Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 vs HiSilicon Kirin 655

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 vs HiSilicon Kirin 655, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 505 and Mali-T830 MP2.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 439 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Kirin 655 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 made by the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 439 or Kirin 655 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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

Snapdragon 439

Kirin 655

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

Snapdragon 439

62%

Kirin 655

50%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 439

Kirin 655

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 439	Kirin 655
Total score	56522	58741
CPU	15831	16437
GPU	21481	22321
MEM	9051	9401
UX	10165	10563

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 439	Kirin 655
Single-Core	146	152
Multi-Core	658	684

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 439	Kirin 655
Frequency	2000 MHz	2100 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	5 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	933
Memory bandwidth	6.4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache
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 655 is 4% better than Snapdragon 439 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 505	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	48	61.2
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	48
Display	2160 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	19.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	48.4	13.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	33.9	21.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	29.1	13.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	40.3	10.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	60.5	13.9
Real Racing 3	67.8	37.3
Sniper 3D	44.1	40.5
Need for Speed No Limits	61	25.6
Mortal Kombat X	49.2	30.9
CSR Racing 2	37.3	25.6

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	21 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X6 LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	75 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 is better: 20
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 655 is better: 13
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 comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Snapdragon 439 and Kirin 655, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 439 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 439 specs and review.

Kirin 655 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 655 specs and review.