Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430 vs HiSilicon Kirin 655

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430 vs HiSilicon Kirin 655, comparison of GPUs Mali-T628 MP6 and Mali-T830 MP2.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 5 Octa 5430 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A15) and Kirin 655 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, AnTuTu, 3DMark, Vellamo, Neocore, PCMark, PassMark, GFXBench, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, and how good the chipsets are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3 etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Exynos 5 Octa 5430 or Kirin 655 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, 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

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Kirin 655

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

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

36%

Kirin 655

50%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Kirin 655

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Octa 5430	Kirin 655
Total score	56436	58741
CPU	15801	16437
GPU	21452	22321
MEM	9024	9401
UX	10151	10563

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Octa 5430	Kirin 655
Single-Core	146	152
Multi-Core	657	684

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Octa 5430	Kirin 655
Frequency	2000 MHz	2100 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	20 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A15 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	933
Memory bandwidth	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB
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 655 is 4% better than Exynos 5 Octa 5430 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T628 MP6	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	680 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	176	61.2
# of Cores	6	2
# of Shader Units
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	18.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	47.6	13.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	32.3	21.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	28.3	13.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	39.5	10.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	59.9	13.9
Real Racing 3	40.4	37.3
Sniper 3D	51.7	40.5
Need for Speed No Limits	51.7	25.6
Mortal Kombat X	51.7	30.9
CSR Racing 2	38.8	25.6

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	16 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
Download speed	42 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	11 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430 is better: 23
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 655 is better: 14
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Exynos 5 Octa 5430 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 5 Octa 5430 specs and review.

Kirin 655 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 655 specs and review.