Apple M3 (iPad) vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M3 (iPad) 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

M3 (iPad)

3028

Kirin 659

214

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M3 (iPad)

11741

Kirin 659

811

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.05 GHz	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	4	4
Instruction Set	ARMv8.6-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	3 nm	16 nm
Number of transistors	25000 million	4000 million
TDP	20 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	-

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	933 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name		Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Architecture		Mali Midgard
GPU frequency		900 MHz
Execution units		2
Shaders		32
OpenCL API		1.2
Vulkan API		1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	1920x1200
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 16MP, 2x 8MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	FullHD+@60fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	7.5 Gbps	0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth	5.3	4.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS GLONASS