Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro vs HiSilicon Kirin 659, compare of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Adreno 506.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Kirin 659 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 read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as PCMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, Octane V2, 3DMark, Quadrant, PassMark, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu, and how good the SoCs are in games PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro or Kirin 659 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, 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 626 MSM8953 Pro

Kirin 659

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

Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro

54%

Kirin 659

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro

Kirin 659

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro	Kirin 659
Total score	68933	75358
CPU	19303	21107
GPU	26192	28630
MEM	11035	12052
UX	12401	13572

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro	Kirin 659
Single-Core	178	195
Multi-Core	802	877

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro	Kirin 659
Frequency	2200 MHz	2360 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	933
Memory bandwidth	10	28
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 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 6% better than Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 506	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	130	61.2
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	96
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)	14.3	17.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	24.5	28.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	16.1	19.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.1	14.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.3	18.2
Real Racing 3	49	50.1
Sniper 3D	46.6	62.9
Need for Speed No Limits	44.1	40
Mortal Kombat X	35.5	41.5
CSR Racing 2	34.3	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	24 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 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 626 MSM8953 Pro is better: 9
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 659 is better: 24
You need to understand 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 those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro 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.