MediaTek Helio G100 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G100, vs HiSilicon Kirin 659. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G100 and HiSilicon Kirin 659
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Helio G100
429591
HiSilicon Kirin 659
103757
CPU13056046276
GPU718057090
Memory11193817518
UX11528832873
NanoReview Score429591103757
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G100
733
HiSilicon Kirin 659
214
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G100
2028
HiSilicon Kirin 659
809
File Compression99.6 MB/s62.5 MB/s
HTML5 Browser52.5 pages/s27.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering74.5 MP/sec39 MP/sec
Background Blur5.97 frames/s0.84 frames/s
Photo Processing20.3 frames/s6.86 frames/s
Image Detection39.2 frames/s10 frames/s
HDR61.5 MP/sec26.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.88 MP/sec1.71 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 4x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53
Process TSMC n/a
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2200 2360
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process tech. 6 nm 16 nm
Transistor count n/a 4 billion

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-T830 MP2
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Midgard 4th gen
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 900 MHz
Execution Units 2 2
Shader Units 32 16
Total shader 64 32
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 57.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
DirectX 12 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes No

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 933 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x32 bit
Bandwidth 17.1 Gbit/s n/a
Max RAM 12 GB 4 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 1920x1200 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x16 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G Support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 7
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 650 MB/s Up to 300 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 50 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 4
Bluetooth version 5.4 4.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou

Other

Announced August, 2024 yr January, 2017 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename n/a Hi6250

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Helio G100 the clear winner in this comparison.

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