Samsung Exynos 7870 VS HiSilicon Kirin 658

Comparing Samsung Exynos 7870 vs HiSilicon Kirin 658

Comparison of video cards Samsung Exynos 7870 vs HiSilicon Kirin 658 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of Samsung Exynos 7870

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Top features of HiSilicon Kirin 658

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Higher clock speed

1.70 GHz 1.60 GHz

Around 6% better clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Samsung Exynos 7870 HiSilicon Kirin 658

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Samsung Exynos 7870 and HiSilicon Kirin 658 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Samsung Exynos 7870 HiSilicon Kirin 658
Family	Samsung Exynos HiSilicon Kirin
CPU group	Samsung Exynos 7570/7870/7880 HiSilicon Kirin 650
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Generation	1 4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Samsung Exynos 7870 vs HiSilicon Kirin 658 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
Core architecture	normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Overclocking	No No
Frequency	1.60 GHz 1.70 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Samsung Exynos 7870 and HiSilicon Kirin 658 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	ARM Mali-T830 MP1 ARM Mali-T830 MP2
GPU frequency	0.60 GHz 0.90 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	0.60 GHz 0.90 GHz
Execution units	1 2
Shader	16 32
Max. displays	2 2
Generation	Midgard 4 Midgard 4
Technology	28nm 28nm
Release date	Q4/2015 Q4/2015

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Samsung Exynos 7870 and HiSilicon Kirin 658. 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 / Encode Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode Decode
h264	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP8	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP9	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	No No
VC-1	No No
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Samsung Exynos 7870 and HiSilicon Kirin 658 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
Memory channels	0 2
ECC	No No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Samsung Exynos 7870 or HiSilicon Kirin 658? 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 Samsung Exynos 7870 and HiSilicon Kirin 658 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Technology	14 nm 16 nm
Socket	N/A N/A
L2-Cache	2.00 MB --
Architecture	Cortex-A53 Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Virtualization	None None
Instruction set (ISA)	ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Release date	Q1/2016 Q2/2016