HiSilicon Kirin 659 | UNISOC T616 | |
CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 659 or UNISOC T616 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The HiSilicon Kirin 659 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.36 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 659 was released in Q2/2016. The UNISOC T616 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The UNISOC T616 was released in Q3/2021. |
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HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | UNISOC 4G (10) |
HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4) | CPU group | UNISOC 4G 12nm (8) |
4 | Generation | 0 |
Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 | Architecture | -- |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 659 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 659 is 2.36 GHz while the UNISOC T616 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the UNISOC T616 is at 2.00 GHz. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Characteristic | UNISOC T616 |
8 | Cores | 8 |
8 | Threads | 8 |
hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.36 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
A-Core | 2.00 GHz 2x Cortex-A75 |
1.70 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | 1.80 GHz 6x Cortex-A55 |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The HiSilicon Kirin 659 or UNISOC T616 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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ARM Mali-T830 MP2 | GPU | ARM Mali-G57 MP1 |
0.90 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.75 GHz |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
Midgard 4 | GPU Generation | Vallhall 1 |
28nm | Technology | 7 nm |
2 | Max. displays | 2 |
2 | Compute units | 2 |
32 | Shader | 32 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
-- | Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB |
11 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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ARM Mali-T830 MP2 | GPU | ARM Mali-G57 MP1 |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec AV1 | Decode |
No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec VC-1 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe HiSilicon Kirin 659 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The UNISOC T616 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Characteristic | UNISOC T616 |
LPDDR3-933 | Memory | LPDDR4X-1866 |
Max. Memory | ||
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 0 |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
No | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | -- |
-- | PCIe version | -- |
-- | PCIe lanes | -- |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 659 is --, while the UNISOC T616 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Characteristic | UNISOC T616 |
-- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 659 is manufactured in 16 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The UNISOC T616 is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Characteristic | UNISOC T616 |
16 nm | Technology | 12 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Unknown |
Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | -- |
-- | Socket | -- |
None | Virtualization | None |
No | AES-NI | No |
Android | Operating systems | Android |
Q2/2016 | Release date | Q3/2021 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz |
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UNISOC T616
ARM Mali-G57 MP1 @ 0.75 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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UNISOC T616
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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UNISOC T616
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659 | UNISOC T616 |
Unknown | Unknown |