HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 860. 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

Snapdragon 860

996

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 659

811

Snapdragon 860

2580

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53	1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	16 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	4000 million	6700 million
TDP		6 Watt
Neural Processing	-	Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	933 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 640
GPU Architecture	Mali Midgard	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	900 MHz	675 MHz
Execution units	2	3
Shaders	32	768
DirectX		12.1
OpenCL API	1.2	2.0
Vulkan API	1.0	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1920x1200	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 16MP, 2x 8MP	1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Max Video Capture	FullHD+@60fps	4K@120fps
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	5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.05 Gbps	1.24 Gbps
Wi-Fi	4 (802.11n)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	4.2	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS