HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs MediaTek Helio P90

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with MediaTek Helio P90. 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?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Kirin 659

Helio P90

257154

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Kirin 659

214

Helio P90

397

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 659

811

Helio P90

1494

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53	2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A75 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	16 nm	12 nm
Number of transistors	4000 million
TDP		5 Watt
Neural Processing	-	MediaTek CorePilot

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	933 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-T830 MP2	Imagination PowerVR GM9446
GPU Architecture	Mali Midgard	PowerVR Rogue
GPU frequency	900 MHz	970 MHz
Execution units	2	3
Shaders	32	12
OpenCL API	1.2	4.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.0	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1920x1200	2520x1080
Max camera resolution	1x 16MP, 2x 8MP	1x 64MP, 1x 24MP + 1x 16MP
Max Video Capture	FullHD+@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.3 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.05 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	4 (802.11n)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	4.2	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS