HiSilicon Kirin 650
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HiSilicon Kirin 650 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 808. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2016
HiSilicon Kirin 650
HiSilicon Kirin 650
Released
Q3/2014
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808

What's the best choice HiSilicon Kirin 650 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 808? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

HiSilicon Kirin 650 has a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q2/2016.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 has a maximum frequency of 1.44 GHz. 6 / 6 Cores. Released in Q3/2014.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1826 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 15% better clock speed

    1.70 GHz left arrow 1.44 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 9% better overclocked clock speed

    2.00 GHz left arrow 1.82 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions HiSilicon Kirin 650 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1447 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1408 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1716 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1818 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1436 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1509 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1453 place

Specifications

Technical data
HiSilicon Kirin 650 HiSilicon Kirin 650
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    HiSilicon Kirin left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    HiSilicon Kirin 650 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 808/810
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.70 GHz left arrow 1.44 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.00 GHz left arrow 1.82 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-T830 MP2 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 418
  • GPU frequency
    0.90 GHz left arrow 0.60 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.90 GHz left arrow 0.60 GHz
  • Execution units
    2 left arrow 0
  • Shader
    32 left arrow 128
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 0
  • Generation
    Midgard 4 left arrow 4
  • Technology
    28nm left arrow 20 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2015 left arrow Q2/2014
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 and HiSilicon Kirin 650. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR3-933 left arrow LPDDR3-933
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP HiSilicon Kirin 650 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by HiSilicon Kirin 650 and HiSilicon Kirin 650, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 left arrow Cortex-A57 / Cortex-A53
  • Technology
    16 nm left arrow 20 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow Q3/2014
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow MSM8992

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between HiSilicon Kirin 650 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 808.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
163
HiSilicon Kirin 650
176
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
763
HiSilicon Kirin 650
463
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
41
HiSilicon Kirin 650
154
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808

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