Apple A9 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A9 with HiSilicon Kirin 659. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A9

624

Kirin 659

214

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A9

961

Kirin 659

811

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 1.85 GHz – Apple Twister	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	2	4
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Number of transistors	2000 million	4000 million
TDP	5 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple M9	-

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	1333 MHz	933 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Imagination PowerVR GT7600	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Architecture	PowerVR Rogue	Mali Midgard
GPU frequency	650 MHz	900 MHz
Execution units	6	2
Shaders	192	32
OpenCL API	1.2	1.2
Vulkan API	1.1	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2048x1536	1920x1200
Max camera resolution	1x 32MP, 2x 12MP	1x 16MP, 2x 8MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	FullHD+@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.45 Gbps	0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth	4.2	4.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS GLONASS