Snapdragon 450 vs Kirin 659
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 (with Adreno 506 graphics) and HiSilicon Kirin 659 (Mali-T830 MP2 ). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs and comprehensive tests in benchmarks like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
- Performs 3x better in floating-point computations
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Kirin
- Has the smaller size of the transistor (14 versus 16 nm)
- Compatible with the latest DirectX 11.1
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 659
- Higher GPU frequency (~38%)
- 31% higher CPU clock speed (2360 vs 1800 MHz)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 8
Specifications
CPU
| Architecture | 8x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 | 4x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A53 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 1800 MHz | 2360 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process | 14 nanometers | 16 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 2 billion | 4 billion |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 506 | Mali-T830 MP2 |
| Architecture | Adreno 500 | Midgard |
| GPU frequency | 600-650 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Cores | - | 2 |
| Number of ALUs | 96 | - |
| FLOPS | 124 Gigaflops | 41 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| DirectX version | 11.1 | 11 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR3 | LPDDR3 |
| Memory frequency | 933 MHz | 933 MHz |
| Bus | 1x 32 Bit | 2x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 7.46 Gbit/s | - |
| Max size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 546 | No |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Max display resolution | 1920 x 1200 | 1920 x 1200 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 21MP, 2x 13MP | 1x 21MP, 2x 13MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 60FPS | 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 60FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9 | H.264, H.265 |
| Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X9 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 7 | LTE Cat. 6 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 300 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 50 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 4 |
| Bluetooth | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
Info
| Announced | June 2017 | January 2017 |
| Class | Low end | Mid range |
| Model number | SDM450 | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 official site | - |
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