Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite vs HiSilicon Kirin 655

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 655
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite HiSilicon Kirin 655

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite or HiSilicon Kirin 655 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite was released in Q1/2016.

The HiSilicon Kirin 655 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.12 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 655 was released in Q2/2016.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (3) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4)
3 Generation 4
Kryo Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite is 1.80 GHz while the HiSilicon Kirin 655 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 655 is at 2.12 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz
2x Kryo
A-Core 2.12 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
1.36 GHz
2x Kryo
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 820 Lite Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite or HiSilicon Kirin 655 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Qualcomm Adreno 530 GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP2
0.51 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
0.51 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation Midgard 4
14 nm Technology 28nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 2
256 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11,1 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 530 GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP2
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite can use up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 10.7 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 655 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
LPDDR4-1333 Memory LPDDR3-933
8 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
10.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite is --, while the HiSilicon Kirin 655 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite is manufactured in 14 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 655 is manufactured in 16 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 655
14 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
Q1/2016 Release date Q2/2016
-- Release price --
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the HiSilicon Kirin 655 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:


Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 (50%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 (92%)

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 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
335 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
168 (50%)

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 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
864 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
794 (92%)

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 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.51 GHz
407 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61 (15%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite HiSilicon Kirin 655
Unknown Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. HiSilicon Kirin 655Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
2. Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 LiteApple A13 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite vs Apple A13 Bionic
3. HiSilicon Kirin 655Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G
4. HiSilicon Kirin 655Intel Core i5-11300H HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs Intel Core i5-11300H
5. Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 LiteQualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
6. HiSilicon Kirin 655Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
7. Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 LiteQualcomm Snapdragon 212 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
8. HiSilicon Kirin 9000Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
9. HiSilicon Kirin 655Intel Core i5-3610ME HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs Intel Core i5-3610ME
10. AMD Ryzen 5 5600UHiSilicon Kirin 655 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U vs HiSilicon Kirin 655


back to index