HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Unisoc T820

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with Unisoc T820. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Kirin 659

214

T820

885

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 659

811

T820

2426

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53	1x 2.7 GHz – Cortex-A76 3x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	16 nm	6 nm
Number of transistors	4000 million
Neural Processing	-	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 32 GB
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	933 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	2x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-G57 MP4
GPU Architecture	Mali Midgard	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	900 MHz	780 MHz
Execution units	2	4
Shaders	32	128
OpenCL API	1.2	2.0
Vulkan API	1.0	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1920x1200	3440x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 16MP, 2x 8MP	1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
Max Video Capture	FullHD+@60fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	4 (802.11n)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	4.2	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS