Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 vs HiSilicon Kirin 655

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 655
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 HiSilicon Kirin 655

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 and the HiSilicon Kirin 655 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 8 core processor released in Q3/2015 with the HiSilicon Kirin 655 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2016.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 (4) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4)
2 Generation 4
Cortex-A53 Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The HiSilicon Kirin 655 clocks with 2.12 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 2.12 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core 1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon V50 AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (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.

Qualcomm Adreno 405 GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP2
0.55 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
0.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
4 GPU Generation Midgard 4
28 nm Technology 28nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 2
48 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version 11

Hardware codec support

A 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 405 GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP2
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616, while the HiSilicon Kirin 655 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
LPDDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR3-933
4 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
6.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the HiSilicon Kirin 655 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of HiSilicon Kirin 655 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 16 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
28 nm Technology 16 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q3/2015 Release date Q2/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 (76%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 (67%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
127 (76%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
168 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
531 (67%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
794 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz
53 (86%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 HiSilicon Kirin 655
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