HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Samsung Exynos 1580

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with Samsung Exynos 1580. 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

Exynos 1580

1365

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 659

811

Exynos 1580

3909

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53	1x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A720 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720 4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A520
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv9-A
Lithography	16 nm	4 nm
Number of transistors	4000 million
Neural Processing	-	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	933 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-T830 MP2	Xclipse 540
GPU Architecture	Mali Midgard	RDNA
GPU frequency	900 MHz
Execution units	2	2
Shaders	32	256
DirectX		12.1
OpenCL API	1.2	2.0
Vulkan API	1.0	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1920x1200	2960x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 16MP, 2x 8MP	1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Max Video Capture	FullHD+@60fps	4K@60fps
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	5.1 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.05 Gbps	1.28 Gbps
Wi-Fi	4 (802.11n)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	4.2	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS