HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Samsung Exynos 9609

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with Samsung Exynos 9609. 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 9609

253579

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Kirin 659

214

Exynos 9609

353

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 659

811

Exynos 9609

1154

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53	4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	16 nm	10 nm
Number of transistors	4000 million	3000 million
TDP		9 Watt
Neural Processing	-	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	933 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Architecture	Mali Midgard	Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency	900 MHz	850 MHz
Execution units	2	3
Shaders	32	48
OpenCL API	1.2	2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.0	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1920x1200	2560x1600
Max camera resolution	1x 16MP, 2x 8MP	1x 24MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture	FullHD+@60fps	4K@120fps
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	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.05 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	4 (802.11n)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	4.2	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS