Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659, comparison of GPUs Adreno 510 and Mali-T830 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Kirin 659 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 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 652 MSM8976

Kirin 659

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

Snapdragon 652 MSM8976

25%

Kirin 659

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 652 MSM8976

Kirin 659

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 652 MSM8976	Kirin 659
Total score	82688	75358
CPU	23162	21107
GPU	31412	28630
MEM	13222	12052
UX	14875	13572

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 652 MSM8976	Kirin 659
Single-Core	214	195
Multi-Core	963	877

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 652 MSM8976	Kirin 659
Frequency	1800 MHz	2360 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)		5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	933
Memory bandwidth	14.9	28
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 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 652 MSM8976 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 510	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	176	61.2
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	128
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)	15.7	17.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.6	28.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	16.2	19.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.6	14.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.6	18.2
Real Racing 3	42.9	50.1
Sniper 3D	62.9	62.9
Need for Speed No Limits	40	40
Mortal Kombat X	45.8	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	21 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 X8 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	100 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 652 MSM8976 is better: 17
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 659 is better: 16
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 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.