Samsung Exynos 850 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

Compared 2 processors: Samsung Exynos 850, vs HiSilicon Kirin 659. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Samsung Exynos 850 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
Samsung Exynos 850
185374
HiSilicon Kirin 659
103757
CPU6499046276
GPU267537090
Memory5418017518
UX3945132873
NanoReview Score185374103757
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Exynos 850
508
HiSilicon Kirin 659
n/a
Stability97 %n/a
Graphics Test3 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Exynos 850
222
HiSilicon Kirin 659
214
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Exynos 850
868
HiSilicon Kirin 659
809
File Compression53.9 MB/s62.5 MB/s
HTML5 Browser31.7 pages/s27.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering35.9 MP/sec39 MP/sec
Background Blur1.53 frames/s0.84 frames/s
Photo Processing8.04 frames/s6.86 frames/s
Image Detection8.03 frames/s10 frames/s
HDR29.7 MP/sec26.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing1.52 MP/sec1.71 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture 8x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 - 4x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53
Process Samsung n/a
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2000 2360
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process tech. 8 nm 16 nm
Transistor count n/a 4 billion
Power (TDP) 3 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G52 MP1 Mali-T830 MP2
Architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Midgard 4th gen
GPU Frequency 1001 MHz 900 MHz
Execution Units 1 2
Shader Units 16 16
Total shader 16 32
FLOPS 48 GFLOPS 57.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 1.2

AI Acceleration

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

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz 933 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x32 bit
Max RAM 8 GB 4 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 1920x1200 pixels
Camera 1x48 pixels 1x16 pixels
Video recording 1K at 60FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video quality 1080p at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - 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 300 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 5.0 4.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou

Other

Announced May, 2020 yr January, 2017 yr
Class Low end Mid-range
Codename S5E3830 Hi6250

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