HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Apple A9
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Compared 2 processors: HiSilicon Kirin 659, vs Apple A9. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 46276 | 106215 |
| GPU | 7090 | 80649 |
| Memory | 17518 | 59673 |
| UX | 32873 | 86227 |
| NanoReview Score | 103757 | 332764 |
| Stability | n/a | 75 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 11 fps |
| File Compression | 62.5 MB/s | 43.4 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 27.2 pages/s | 16.1 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 39 MP/sec | 24.7 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 0.84 frames/s | 3.08 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 6.86 frames/s | 8.39 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 10 frames/s | 9.06 frames/s |
| HDR | 26.1 MP/sec | 28.7 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 1.71 MP/sec | 1.27 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 4x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A53 - 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
2x 1.85 GHz – Twister |
| Process | n/a | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 2 |
| Frequency | 2360 | 1850 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | n/a | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | n/a | 3 MB |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 4 MB |
| Process tech. | 16 nm | 14 nm |
| Transistor count | 4 billion | 2 billion |
| Power (TDP) | n/a | 5 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Mali-T830 MP2 | PowerVR GT7600 |
| Architecture | Midgard 4th gen | PowerVR Series7XT (Rogue) |
| GPU Frequency | 900 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Execution Units | 2 | 6 |
| Shader Units | 16 | 32 |
| Total shader | 32 | 192 |
| FLOPS | 57.6 GFLOPS | 249.6 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | No | Apple M9 |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR3 | LPDDR4 |
| Memory Frequency | 933 MHz | 1333 MHz |
| Bus | 2x32 bit | 2x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | n/a | 14.9 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | eMMC 5.1 | NVMe |
| Max. resolution | 1920x1200 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Camera | 1x16 pixels | 1x32 pixels |
| Video recording | 1K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video quality | 1080p at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 |
- H.264 - H.265 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | n/a | Qualcomm MDM9635M |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 7 | LTE Cat. 6 |
| 5G Support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 300 MB/s | Up to 450 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 50 MB/s | Up to 150 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth version | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
Other
| Announced | January, 2017 yr | September, 2015 yr |
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Codename | Hi6250 | APL1022 |
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