HiSilicon Kirin 655

HiSilicon Kirin 655
Benchmarks & Specs

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The HiSilicon Kirin 655 represented a notable mobile processor. It was developed in an era where energy efficiency was gaining increasing importance. This chip relied on a well-thought-out Cortex-A53 architecture. It enabled very balanced performance for a variety of everyday applications. Particularly noteworthy was the manufacturing in the then advanced 16nm process.

This modern technology significantly contributed to its good energy efficiency. For devices in its class at the time, this offered a distinct advantage. Also, the integrated graphics unit, the ARM Mali-T830 MP2, consistently delivered solid capabilities. It ensured a pleasantly smooth user experience for media playback.

Even lighter games and various multimedia content were presented appealingly. We were surprised how well it met many requirements at the time. The HiSilicon Kirin 655 delivered overall reliable performance for its device class. It proved to be a consistently solid choice for smartphones in the mid-range segment.

This processor impressively demonstrated what efficient designs could achieve in the mobile sector.
  • Balanced performance and high energy efficiency
  • Advanced 16nm manufacturing
  • Solid integrated graphics unit (ARM Mali-T830 MP2)

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank ? / ?
In segment Smartphone / Tablet
Multi-core performance
Rank ? / ?
In segment Smartphone / Tablet
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

MediaTek Helio G37
8C / 8T · 2.30 GHz
174
MediaTek Helio X10
8C / 8T · 2.00 GHz
174
HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C / 8T · 2.12 GHz
168
MediaTek Helio P35
8C / 8T · 2.30 GHz
167
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
4C / 4T · 1.95 GHz
167
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
6C / 6T · 1.80 GHz
803
Samsung Exynos 5433
8C / 8T · 1.90 GHz
798
HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C / 8T · 2.12 GHz
794
MediaTek Helio G80
8C / 8T · 2.00 GHz
786
MediaTek MT6752M
8C / 8T · 1.50 GHz
769
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

HiSilicon Kirin 650
ARM Mali-T830 MP2
61
HiSilicon Kirin 658
ARM Mali-T830 MP2
61
HiSilicon Kirin 655
ARM Mali-T830 MP2
61
MediaTek Helio G80
ARM Mali-G52 MP2
61
MediaTek MT6595M
PowerVR G6200
58

More benchmarks

At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyHiSilicon Kirin (29)
CPU groupHiSilicon Kirin 650 (4)
ArchitectureCortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Technology16 nm
SegmentSmartphone / Tablet
Socket
Generation4
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads8 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturehybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1: 4x Cortex-A53
2.12 GHz
Core Cluster 2: 4x Cortex-A53
1.70 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameARM Mali-T830 MP2
GPU frequency0.90 GHz
CUs / Shader2 / 32
Raytracing
Max. displays2
Max. GPU Memory
Technology28nm
Release dateQ4/2015

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
LPDDR3-933
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PropertyValue
Max. Memory
Memory channels2
ECC
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designChiplet
AES-NI
Operating systemsAndroid
Instruction setArmv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions
Release dateQ2/2016
Release price
Documents
HiSilicon Kirin 655
HiSilicon Kirin 655
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