HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs HiSilicon Kirin 930

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with HiSilicon Kirin 930. 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 930

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Kirin 659
811
Kirin 930

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 1.5 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 4 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Number of transistors 4000 million 1000 million
TDP 5 Watt
Neural Processing -

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 4 GB up to 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR3
Memory frequency 933 MHz 800 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit 2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T628 MP4
GPU Architecture Mali Midgard Mali Midgard
GPU frequency 900 MHz 600 MHz
Execution units 2 4
Shaders 32 64
DirectX 11
OpenCL API 1.2 1.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 1920x1200 2560x1600
Max camera resolution 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP 1x 20MP
Max Video Capture FullHD+@60fps 4K@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8

Wireless

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

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2017 Quarter 1 2015 Quarter 2
Partnumber Hi6250 Hi3630
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Mid-end