HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs MediaTek MT6739

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with MediaTek MT6739. 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
MT6739
455

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Kirin 659
811
MT6739
1495

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53 4x 1.5 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 4 4
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Number of transistors 4000 million 1000 million
Neural Processing - -

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 4 GB up to 3 GB
Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR3
Memory frequency 933 MHz 667 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit 1x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name Mali-T830 MP2 Imagination PowerVR GE8100
GPU Architecture Mali Midgard PowerVR Rogue
GPU frequency 900 MHz 570 MHz
Execution units 2 1
Shaders 32 8
OpenCL API 1.2 1.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 1920x1200 1440x720
Max camera resolution 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP 1x 13MP, 2x 8MP
Max Video Capture FullHD+@60fps FullHD+@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 0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.05 Gbps 0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth 4.2 4.2
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2017 Quarter 1 2017 Quarter 3
Partnumber Hi6250 MT6739
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Low-end