Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 vs HiSilicon Kirin 655

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 vs HiSilicon Kirin 655, comparison of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and Mali-T830 MP2.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Kirin 655 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the chips, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like Vellamo, PCMark, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, GeekBench 6, 5, GFXBench, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, Neocore, PassMark, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Fortnite etc.

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chip is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7870 or Kirin 655 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

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Kirin 655

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

55%

Kirin 655

50%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Kirin 655

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Kirin 655
Total score	45099	58741
CPU	12626	16437
GPU	17146	22321
MEM	7211	9401
UX	8115	10563

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Kirin 655
Single-Core	119	152
Multi-Core	551	684

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Kirin 655
Frequency	1600 MHz	2100 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	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	14.9
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache
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 23% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7870 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	47.6	61.2
# of Cores	2	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	13.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	36.2	13.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	24.2	21.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	21.9	13.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	30.1	10.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	46.9	13.9
Real Racing 3	48.4	37.3
Sniper 3D	46	40.5
Need for Speed No Limits	43.6	25.6
Mortal Kombat X	27.8	30.9
CSR Racing 2	29	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	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.6 2CA
Download speed	300 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 Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is better: 17
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 655 is better: 13
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Exynos 7 Octa 7870 and Kirin 655, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Exynos 7 Octa 7870 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7870 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.