HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs HiSilicon Kirin 9020

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with HiSilicon Kirin 9020. 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
Kirin 659
214
Kirin 9020
1598

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Kirin 659
811
Kirin 9020
5114

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53 2x 2.5 GHz – Taishan V121
6x 2.15 GHz – Taishan V120
4x 1.6 GHz – Taishan-Little
Number of cores 4 12
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 16 nm 7 nm
Number of transistors 4000 million
Neural Processing - HUAWEI Da Vinci

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 4 GB up to 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 933 MHz 4266 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit 4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name Mali-T830 MP2 Maleoon 920
GPU Architecture Mali Midgard Huawei Maleoon
GPU frequency 900 MHz 840 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shaders 32 1024
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 1.2 2.0
Vulkan API 1.0 1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 1920x1200 3840x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP
Max Video Capture FullHD+@60fps 4K@60fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth 4.2 5.4
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2017 Quarter 1 2024 Quarter 4
Partnumber Hi6250
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Flagship