HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Samsung Exynos 7420

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with Samsung Exynos 7420. 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
Exynos 7420
201539

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Kirin 659
214
Exynos 7420
194

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Kirin 659
811
Exynos 7420
831

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A57
4x 1.5 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 4 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 16 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 4000 million 2000 million
TDP 7 Watt
Neural Processing -

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 4 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR4
Memory frequency 933 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit 2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T760 MP8
GPU Architecture Mali Midgard Mali Midgard
GPU frequency 900 MHz 770 MHz
Execution units 2 8
Shaders 32 128
OpenCL API 1.2 1.2
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 1920x1200 4096x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP 1x 20MP, 1x 8MP
Max Video Capture FullHD+@60fps 4K@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.3 Gbps 0.45 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.05 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth 4.2 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2017 Quarter 1 2015 Quarter 2
Partnumber Hi6250
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Flagship