Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G71 MP3 and Mali-T830 MP2.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Kirin 659 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests such as PassMark, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, Geekbench, Neocore, Octane V2, Vellamo, GFXBench, 3DMark, and how good the CPUs are in games Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chip is better to buy Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 or Kirin 659 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Kirin 659

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

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

56%

Kirin 659

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872

Kirin 659

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Kirin 659
Total score	92314	75358
CPU	25851	21107
GPU	35084	28630
MEM	14780	12052
UX	16607	13572

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Kirin 659
Single-Core	238	195
Multi-Core	1075	877

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Hexa 7872	Kirin 659
Frequency	2000 MHz	2360 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	933
Memory bandwidth	24	28
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	4 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 15% better than Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 has 2 more core than Kirin 659. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP3	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	1200 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	124	61.2
# of Cores	3	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1200 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)	18.4	17.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	32.4	28.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.3	19.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.6	14.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.8	18.2
Real Racing 3	56.7	50.1
Sniper 3D	71.3	62.9
Need for Speed No Limits	58.3	40
Mortal Kombat X	51.8	41.5
CSR Racing 2	42.1	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	21.7 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	120	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.7 2CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 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 Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 is better: 27
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 659 is better: 8
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 5 Hexa 7872 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.