Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC vs HiSilicon Kirin 658

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC vs HiSilicon Kirin 658, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Adreno 330.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC is quad-core (Krait 400) and Kirin 658 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, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software like Neocore, PassMark, Geekbench, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, AnTuTu 8, 3DMark, GFXBench, Vellamo, and how good the chips are in games Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC or Kirin 658 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2.

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 801 MSM8974AC

Kirin 658

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

Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

19%

Kirin 658

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

Kirin 658

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC	Kirin 658
Total score	47809	57552
CPU	13387	16117
GPU	18163	21865
MEM	7650	9207
UX	8603	10368

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC	Kirin 658
Single-Core	127	148
Multi-Core	584	670

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC	Kirin 658
Frequency	2500 MHz	2100 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.5 GHz Krait 400	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	933
Memory bandwidth	14.9	28
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	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 Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC is 16% better than Kirin 658 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC has 4 more core than Kirin 658. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 330	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	578 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	166.46	61.2
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	128
Display	2560 x 2048 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	15.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	39.9	12.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	26.6	20.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	23.9	12.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	33.3	9.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	50.6	12.4
Real Racing 3	33.3	25.1
Sniper 3D	34.6	44.2
Need for Speed No Limits	42.6	24.1
Mortal Kombat X	30.6	29.1
CSR Racing 2	31.9	28.1

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	28 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra
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 X4 LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC is better: 17
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 658 is better: 24
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC and Kirin 658, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC specs and review.

Kirin 658 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 658 specs and review.