HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with MediaTek Dimensity 8500. 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

Dimensity 8500

1712

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 659

811

Dimensity 8500

6701

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53	1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	16 nm	4 nm
Number of transistors	4000 million
Neural Processing	-	MediaTek NPU 880

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	933 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-G720 MP8
GPU Architecture	Mali Midgard	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	900 MHz	1300 MHz
Execution units	2	8
Shaders	32	1024
DirectX		12
OpenCL API	1.2	3.0
Vulkan API	1.0	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1920x1200	2960x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 16MP, 2x 8MP	1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Max Video Capture	FullHD+@60fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.3 Gbps	5.17 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	4 (802.11n)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	4.2	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS