HiSilicon Kirin 655 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The HiSilicon Kirin 655 has 8 CPU cores and can process 8 threads at the same time. The processor was presented in Q2/2016 and is based on the 4. Generation of the HiSilicon Kirin series. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the HiSilicon Kirin 655 achieved a result of 168 points (single-core) or 794 points (multi-core).
HiSilicon Kirin 655

CPU lineage

In this classification you can see to which group of processors the HiSilicon Kirin 655 belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of HiSilicon Kirin 655.

Name: HiSilicon Kirin 655
Family: HiSilicon Kirin (29)
CPU group: HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4)
Architecture: Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 655 has 8 cores. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 655 is 2.12 GHz. An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads: 8 / 8
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core: 4x Cortex-A53
B-Core: 4x Cortex-A53
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 2.12 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 1.70 GHz

Internal Graphics

The HiSilicon Kirin 655 has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The HiSilicon Kirin 655 has the ARM Mali-T830 MP2 installed, which has 2 streaming multiprocessors (32 shaders).

GPU name: ARM Mali-T830 MP2
GPU frequency: 0.90 GHz
GPU (Turbo): No turbo
Compute units: 2
Shader: 32
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q4/2015
Max. displays: 2
Generation: Midgard 4
Direct X: 11
Technology: 28nm
Max. GPU Memory: --
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: No
VC-1: No
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The HiSilicon Kirin 655 supports a maximum of memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of --.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
LPDDR3-933
--
Max. Memory:
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth: --

Thermal Management

The HiSilicon Kirin 655 has a TDP of . Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The HiSilicon Kirin 655 is made in 16 nm and has 0.00 MB cache.

Technology: 16 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: --
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: --
AES-NI: No
Operating systems: Android
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions: --
Release date: Q2/2016
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: --

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the HiSilicon Kirin 655 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


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.
Intel Celeron E1200 Intel Celeron E1200
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
171
AMD Sempron 3850 AMD Sempron 3850
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
170
Intel Atom E3827 Intel Atom E3827
2C 2T @ 1.75 GHz
170
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
168
MediaTek Helio P35 MediaTek Helio P35
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
167
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
4C 4T @ 1.95 GHz
167
AMD E2-6110 AMD E2-6110
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
167

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.
Intel Atom x5-Z8500 Intel Atom x5-Z8500
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
798
Samsung Exynos 5433 Samsung Exynos 5433
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
798
Intel Core i5-2537M Intel Core i5-2537M
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
795
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
794
AMD A6-3410MX AMD A6-3410MX
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
793
AMD Athlon II X2 255 AMD Athlon II X2 255
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
792
Intel Core i3-3217UE Intel Core i3-3217UE
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
790

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.
HiSilicon Kirin 650 HiSilicon Kirin 650
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61
Samsung Exynos 7880 Samsung Exynos 7880
ARM Mali-T830 MP3 @ 0.60 GHz
61
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61
MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
ARM Mali-G52 MP2 @ 0.95 GHz
61
AMD GX-209HA AMD GX-209HA
AMD Radeon HD 8180 @ 0.23 GHz
58
AMD GX-210JA AMD GX-210JA
AMD Radeon HD 8180 @ 0.23 GHz
58

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