HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs MediaTek Dimensity 930

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

Dimensity 930

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 659

811

Dimensity 930

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53	2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	16 nm	6 nm
Number of transistors	4000 million
TDP		10 Watt
Neural Processing	-	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	933 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-T830 MP2	Imagination PowerVR BXM-8-256
GPU Architecture	Mali Midgard	PowerVR Rogue
GPU frequency	900 MHz	800 MHz
Execution units	2
Shaders	32
DirectX		12
OpenCL API	1.2	3.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.0	1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1920x1200	2520x1080@120Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 16MP, 2x 8MP	1x 108MP, 1x 64MP
Max Video Capture	FullHD+@60fps	2K@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	2.77 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.05 Gbps	1.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi	4 (802.11n)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	4.2	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS