HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970
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Compared 2 processors: HiSilicon Kirin 659, vs HiSilicon Kirin 970. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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 | 80042 |
| GPU | 7090 | 106499 |
| Memory | 17518 | 81766 |
| UX | 32873 | 85160 |
| NanoReview Score | 103757 | 353467 |
| Stability | n/a | 75 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 4 fps |
| File Compression | 62.5 MB/s | 83.3 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 27.2 pages/s | 49.3 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 39 MP/sec | 51.8 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 0.84 frames/s | 2.33 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 6.86 frames/s | 10.3 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 10 frames/s | 14 frames/s |
| HDR | 26.1 MP/sec | 51.8 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 1.71 MP/sec | 2.62 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 4x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A53 - 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73) - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53) |
| Process | n/a | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2360 | 2360 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | n/a | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | n/a | 2 MB |
| Process tech. | 16 nm | 10 nm |
| Transistor count | 4 billion | 5.5 billion |
| Power (TDP) | n/a | 9 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Mali-T830 MP2 | Mali-G72 MP12 |
| Architecture | Midgard 4th gen | Bifrost 2nd gen |
| GPU Frequency | 900 MHz | 746 MHz |
| Execution Units | 2 | 12 |
| Shader Units | 16 | 12 |
| Total shader | 32 | 144 |
| FLOPS | 57.6 GFLOPS | 214.8 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.0 | 1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | No | Yes |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR3 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 933 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 2x32 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | n/a | 29.8 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Max. resolution | 1920x1200 pixels | 3120x1440 pixels |
| Camera | 1x16 pixels | 1x48 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 - VP8 - VP9 - VC-1 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- 32 bit@384 kHz - HD-audio |
Connectivity
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 7 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G Support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 300 MB/s | Up to 1200 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, 2017 yr |
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Codename | Hi6250 | Hi3670 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider HiSilicon Kirin 970 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
