| Name: | HiSilicon Kirin 659 |
| Family: | HiSilicon Kirin |
| Group: | HiSilicon Kirin 650 |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 4 |
HiSilicon Kirin 659 Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The HiSilicon Kirin 659 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2016 and belongs to the 4 generation of the HiSilicon Kirin series.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The HiSilicon Kirin 659 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the A-Core is 2.36 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator. Processors with hybrid (big.LITTLE) architecture strike a balance between performance and power efficiency, making them ideal for mobile devices.
| CPU Cores: | 8 |
| Threads: | 8 |
| Cores A: | 4x Cortex-A53 |
| Cores B: | 4x Cortex-A53 |
| Core architecture: | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Hyperthreading: | No |
| Overclocking: | No |
| A-Core Frequency: | 2.36 GHz |
| B-Core Frequency: | 1.7 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The HiSilicon Kirin 659 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the HiSilicon Kirin 659 uses the ARM Mali-T830 MP2, which has 32 texture shaders and 2 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | ARM Mali-T830 MP2 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.9 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | -- |
| Execution units: | 2 |
| Shaders: | 32 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 0 bytes |
| Max. displays: | -- |
| Generation: | Midgard 4 |
| Direct X: | 11 |
| Technology: | 28 nm |
| Release date: | Q4/2015 |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | No |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | No |
| VC-1: | No |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIe
| Memory type: | LPDDR3-933 |
| Max. Memory: | 0 bytes |
| Memory channels: | 2 |
| Bandwidth: | -- |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | pci |
| AES-NI: | No |
Thermal Management
TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | None |
| TDP (PL2): | None |
| TDP up: | None |
| TDP down: | None |
| Tjunction max: | -- |
Technical details
The HiSilicon Kirin 659 is manufactured using a 16 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
| Technology: | 16 nm |
| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | |
| L2-Cache: | 0 bytes |
| L3-Cache: | 0 bytes |
| Architecture: | Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 |
| Operating systems: | Android |
| Virtualization: | None |
| Instruction set (ISA): | ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | |
| Release date: | Q2/2016 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Celeron N4020
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
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896
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Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
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893
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HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
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893
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Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
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893
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MediaTek Helio G35
NoneC NoneT @ --
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892
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Celeron N2815
2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz
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197
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Intel Celeron N2806
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
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196
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HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
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193
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AMD Turion 64 MK-36
NoneC NoneT @ --
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191
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Intel Celeron N2810
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
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189
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