HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with HiSilicon Kirin 970. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53 | 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
Number of cores | 4 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 16 nm | 10 nm |
Number of transistors | 4000 million | 5500 million |
TDP | 9 Watt | |
Neural Processing | - | HiSilicon NPU |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 4 GB | up to 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR3 | LPDDR4 |
Memory frequency | 933 MHz | 1866 MHz |
Memory-bus | 2x32 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-T830 MP2 | Mali-G72 MP12 |
GPU Architecture | Mali Midgard | Mali Bifrost |
GPU frequency | 900 MHz | 750 MHz |
Execution units | 2 | 12 |
Shaders | 32 | 192 |
DirectX | 12 | |
OpenCL API | 1.2 | 2.0 |
Vulkan API | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 1920x1200 | 2340x1080 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP |
Max Video Capture | FullHD+@60fps | 4K@30fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 0.3 Gbps | 1.2 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.05 Gbps | 0.15 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 | 2017 September |
Partnumber | Hi6250 | Hi3670 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Mid-end | Flagship |
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