Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B vs HiSilicon Kirin 659, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G71 MP2 and Mali-T830 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7884B is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Kirin 659 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like Vellamo, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu, PassMark, GFXBench, Quadrant, Neocore, Octane V2, 3DMark, and how good the chipsets are in games Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite etc.

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chip is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7884B or Kirin 659 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9.

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 7884B

Kirin 659

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7884B

61%

Kirin 659

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7884B

Kirin 659

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B	Kirin 659
Total score	69828	75358
CPU	19550	21107
GPU	26528	28630
MEM	11165	12052
UX	12569	13572

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B	Kirin 659
Single-Core	180	195
Multi-Core	813	877

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884B	Kirin 659
Frequency	1600 MHz	2360 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 6x1.35 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	933
Memory bandwidth		28
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		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 32% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7884B in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP2	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	770 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	52.3	61.2
# of Cores	2	2
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1440 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)	15.3	17.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	25.3	28.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.3	19.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.2	14.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.8	18.2
Real Racing 3	31.6	50.1
Sniper 3D	48.1	62.9
Need for Speed No Limits	35.4	40
Mortal Kombat X	29.1	41.5
CSR Racing 2	32.9	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	28 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution	28 MP	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.13 3CA
Download speed	600 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 7 Octa 7884B is better: 9
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 659 is better: 25
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software 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 processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Exynos 7 Octa 7884B SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7884B 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.