HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Samsung Exynos 7870

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with Samsung Exynos 7870. 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 7870
142158

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Kirin 659
214
Exynos 7870
487

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Kirin 659
811
Exynos 7870
168

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53 6x 1.6 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
Neural Processing -

Memory (RAM)

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

Storage

Storage specification eMMC 5.1

Graphics

GPU name Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T830 MP1
GPU Architecture Mali Midgard Mali Midgard
GPU frequency 900 MHz 700 MHz
Execution units 2 1
Shaders 32 16
OpenCL API 1.2 1.2
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 1920x1200 1920x1200
Max camera resolution 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP
Max Video Capture FullHD+@60fps FullHD@60fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8

Wireless

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

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2017 Quarter 1 2016 Quarter 1
Partnumber Hi6250
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Low-end