HiSilicon Kirin 659
VS
HiSilicon Kirin 710
HiSilicon Kirin 659
VS
HiSilicon Kirin 710

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between HiSilicon Kirin 659 and HiSilicon Kirin 710? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

HiSilicon Kirin 659
Name
HiSilicon Kirin 710
Mobile
Segment
Mobile
HiSilicon Kirin 650
CPU group
HiSilicon Kirin 710
HiSilicon Kirin
Family
HiSilicon Kirin
2
Generation
1
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Predecessor
--
--
Successor
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose HiSilicon Kirin 659 or HiSilicon Kirin 710? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

1.70 GHz
Frequency
1.70 GHz
8
CPU Cores
8
2.36 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
2.20 GHz
8
CPU Threads
8
No
Hyperthreading
No
No
Overclocking
No
2.36 GHz
Turbo (8 Cores)
2.20 GHz
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core architecture
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
4x Cortex-A53
A core
4x Cortex-A73
4x Cortex-A53
B core
4x Cortex-A53
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C core
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Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? HiSilicon Kirin 659 or HiSilicon Kirin 710. 

ARM Mali-T830 MP2
GPU name
ARM Mali-G51 MP4
0.90 GHz
GPU frequency
0.65 GHz
0.90 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
1.00 GHz
Midgard 4
Generation
Bifrost 1
11
DirectX Version
11
2
Execution units
8
32
Shader
128
2
Max. displays
2
28nm
Technology
12 nm
Q4/2015
Release date
Q2/2018
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Max. GPU Memory
4 GB

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode / Encode
No
VP9
Decode / Encode
No
VC-1
Decode / Encode
No
AVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
Decode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
No
AV1
No

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

LPDDR3-933
Memory type
LPDDR3 LPDDR4
Max. Memory
6 GB
2
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
No

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

No
AES-NI
No

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

--
Tjunction max.
--
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
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TDP (PL1)
5 W
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TDP (PL2)
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

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L3-Cache
1.00 MB
16 nm
Technology
12 nm
Cortex-A53
Architecture
None
Virtualization
None
N/A
Socket
N/A
Q2/2016
Release date
Q3/2018
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
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L2-Cache
--
--
Part Number
--

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Huawei Honor 8X Huawei P30 lite

User rating

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