HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs MediaTek MT6589T
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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| HiSilicon Kirin 655 | MediaTek MT6589T | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 655 and the MediaTek MT6589T and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the HiSilicon Kirin 655 8 core processor released in Q2/2016 with the MediaTek MT6589T which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Mediatek MT-Serie (72) |
| HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4) | CPU group | MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14) |
| 4 | Generation | 1 |
| Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Cortex-A9 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 655 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.12 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The MediaTek MT6589T clocks with 1.50 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 655 | Characteristic | MediaTek MT6589T |
| 8 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 4 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.12 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
A-Core | 1.50 GHz 4x Cortex-A7 |
| 1.70 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | -- |
Internal GraphicsGraphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback. |
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| ARM Mali-T830 MP2 | GPU | PowerVR SGX544 |
| 0.90 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.36 GHz |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.36 GHz |
| Midgard 4 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 28nm | Technology | 45nm |
| 2 | Max. displays | 1 |
| 2 | Compute units | 2 |
| 32 | Shader | 4 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 11 | DirectX Version | 10.1 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| ARM Mali-T830 MP2 | GPU | PowerVR SGX544 |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | No |
| No | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeUp to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 655, while the MediaTek MT6589T supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 4.3 GB/s enabled. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 655 | Characteristic | MediaTek MT6589T |
| LPDDR3-933 | Memory | LPDDR2-533 |
| Max. Memory | ||
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
| -- | Max. Bandwidth | 4.3 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe HiSilicon Kirin 655 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the MediaTek MT6589T is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 655 | Characteristic | MediaTek MT6589T |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 655 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 16 nm. The cache of MediaTek MT6589T is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 655 | Characteristic | MediaTek MT6589T |
| 16 nm | Technology | 28 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv7-A (32 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | -- |
| -- | Socket | -- |
| None | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Android | Operating systems | Android |
| Q2/2016 | Release date | Q3/2013 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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HiSilicon Kirin 655
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz |
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MediaTek MT6589T
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.36 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz |
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MediaTek MT6589T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz |
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MediaTek MT6589T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 655 | MediaTek MT6589T |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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