HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with MediaTek Dimensity 9500s. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
| Architecture | 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53 | 1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720 |
| Number of cores | 4 | 8 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Lithography | 16 nm | 3 nm |
| Number of transistors | 4000 million | |
| Neural Processing | - | MediaTek NPU |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 4 GB | up to 24 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR3 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 933 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 2x32 bit | 4x16 bit |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-T830 MP2 | Mali-G925 MP12 |
| GPU Architecture | Mali Midgard | Mali Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 900 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 12 |
| Shaders | 32 | 1536 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | |
| OpenCL API | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan API | 1.0 | 1.3 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 1920x1200 | 3840x2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP | 1x 320MP, 3x 36MP |
| Max Video Capture | FullHD+@60fps | 8K@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 | 7.3 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 0.05 Gbps | |
| Wi-Fi | 4 (802.11n) | 7 (802.11be) |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2017 Quarter 1 | 2026 Quarter 1 |
| Partnumber | Hi6250 | MT6991Z/ECZB |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Mid-end | Flagship |
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