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