HiSilicon Kirin 655 VS Qualcomm Snapdragon 653

Comparing HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653

Comparison of video cards HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 in benchmarks and specifications.

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Differences

Top features of Qualcomm Snapdragon 653

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Higher clock speed

1.70 GHz 1.44 GHz

Around 15% better clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed

2.12 GHz 1.95 GHz

Around 8 % better overclocked clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 HiSilicon Kirin 655

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 and HiSilicon Kirin 655 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 HiSilicon Kirin 655
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Family	Qualcomm Snapdragon HiSilicon Kirin
Generation	4 4
CPU group	Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 HiSilicon Kirin 650

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 vs HiSilicon Kirin 655 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	1.44 GHz 1.70 GHz
CPU Cores	8 8
Turbo (1 Core)	1.95 GHz 2.12 GHz
CPU Threads	8 8
Turbo (8 Cores)	1.44 GHz 2.12 GHz
Hyperthreading	No No
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A core	4x Cortex-A72 4x Cortex-A53
B core	4x Cortex-A53 4x Cortex-A53

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 and HiSilicon Kirin 655 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	Qualcomm Adreno 510 ARM Mali-T830 MP2
GPU frequency	0.60 GHz 0.90 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	0.60 GHz 0.90 GHz
Execution units	0 2
Shader	128 32
Max. displays	0 2
Generation	5 Midgard 4
DirectX Version	11 11
Technology	14 nm 28nm
Release date	Q4/2015 Q4/2015

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 and HiSilicon Kirin 655. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No Decode
h264	Decode Decode / Encode
VP9	Decode No
VP8	Decode Decode / Encode
AV1	No No
AVC	No No
VC-1	Decode No
JPEG	Decode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 and HiSilicon Kirin 655 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	LPDDR3-933 LPDDR3-933
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 2

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 and HiSilicon Kirin 655.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	No No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 or HiSilicon Kirin 655? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 and HiSilicon Kirin 655 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	None None
Architecture	Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Technology	28 nm 16 nm
Socket	N/A N/A
Release date	Q4/2016 Q2/2016
Part Number	MSM8976 Pro --