Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 506 and Mali-T830 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 632 is octa-core (Kryo 260) 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 technical characteristics of the chips, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as PassMark, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, 3DMark, Neocore, Octane V2, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench, Vellamo, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, and how good the processors are in games Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock etc.
   After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 632 or Kirin 659 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 632

Kirin 659

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

Snapdragon 632

59%

Kirin 659

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 632

Kirin 659

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 632	Kirin 659
Total score	93355	75358
CPU	26145	21107
GPU	35471	28630
MEM	14927	12052
UX	16804	13572

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 632	Kirin 659
Single-Core	241	195
Multi-Core	1087	877

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 632	Kirin 659
Frequency	1800 MHz	2360 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.8 GHz Kryo 260	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	6 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	933
Memory bandwidth	7.46	28
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache		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 23% better than Snapdragon 632 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	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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.6	17.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	33.2	28.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.7	19.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.8	14.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.2	18.2
Real Racing 3	41.5	50.1
Sniper 3D	43.2	62.9
Need for Speed No Limits	39.8	40
Mortal Kombat X	43.2	41.5
CSR Racing 2	39.8	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	24 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution	13 MP	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, VP9, VP8	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 is better: 25
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 659 is better: 11
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 632 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 632 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.