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