HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Samsung Exynos 980

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with Samsung Exynos 980. 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 980

423757

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Kirin 659

214

Exynos 980

847

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 659

811

Exynos 980

1828

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53	2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A77 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	16 nm	8 nm
Number of transistors	4000 million
TDP		9 Watt
Neural Processing	-	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	933 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-G76 MP5
GPU Architecture	Mali Midgard	Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency	900 MHz	730 MHz
Execution units	2	5
Shaders	32	80
OpenCL API	1.2	2.1
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.0	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1920x1200	3360x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 16MP, 2x 8MP	1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
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	3.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.05 Gbps	1.38 Gbps
Wi-Fi	4 (802.11n)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	4.2	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS