Samsung Exynos 5260 vs HiSilicon Kirin 650

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Samsung Exynos 5260 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 650
Samsung Exynos 5260 HiSilicon Kirin 650

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 5260 or HiSilicon Kirin 650 - 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 Samsung Exynos 5260 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5260 was released in Q1/2014.

The HiSilicon Kirin 650 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 650 was released in Q2/2016.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4)
3 Generation 4
Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7 Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 5260 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz. The HiSilicon Kirin 650 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz.

Samsung Exynos 5260 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 650
6 Cores 8
6 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz
2x Cortex-A15
A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7
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.

Samsung Exynos 5260 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 650
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

ARM Mali-T624 MP4 GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP2
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Midgard 2 GPU Generation Midgard 4
32nm Technology 28nm
1 Max. displays 2
4 Compute units 2
64 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.

ARM Mali-T624 MP4 GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP2
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung Exynos 5260 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 650 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Samsung Exynos 5260 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 650
LPDDR3-800 Memory LPDDR3-933
Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
2.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Samsung Exynos 5260 has a TDP of --, that of the HiSilicon Kirin 650 is --.

Samsung Exynos 5260 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 650
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 5260 has a 2.50 MB cache, while the HiSilicon Kirin 650 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Samsung Exynos 5260 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 650
28 nm Technology 16 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q1/2014 Release date Q2/2016
-- 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.
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
ARM Mali-T624 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 HiSilicon Kirin 650
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61 (80%)

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.
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 HiSilicon Kirin 650
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
163 (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.
Samsung Exynos 5260 Samsung Exynos 5260
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 HiSilicon Kirin 650
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
763 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 5260 HiSilicon Kirin 650
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