Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2016
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
Released
Q2/2016
Overall score
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HiSilicon Kirin 659
HiSilicon Kirin 659

What's the best choice Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 or HiSilicon Kirin 659? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 has a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. 6 Cores. Released in Q1/2016.

HiSilicon Kirin 659 has a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q2/2016.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1811 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1396 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1378 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1449 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1823 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 18% better clock speed

    1.70 GHz left arrow 1.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 1.33 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 24 % better overclocked clock speed

    2.36 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions HiSilicon Kirin 659 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1428 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1350 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1721 place

Specifications

Technical data
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
HiSilicon Kirin 659 HiSilicon Kirin 659
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Qualcomm Snapdragon left arrow HiSilicon Kirin
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 left arrow HiSilicon Kirin 650
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.40 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    1.80 GHz left arrow 2.36 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • A core
    2x Cortex-A72 left arrow 4x Cortex-A53
  • B core
    4x Cortex-A53 left arrow 4x Cortex-A53
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Qualcomm Adreno 510 left arrow ARM Mali-T830 MP2
  • GPU frequency
    0.60 GHz left arrow 0.90 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.60 GHz left arrow 0.90 GHz
  • Execution units
    0 left arrow 2
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 32
  • Max. displays
    0 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    5 left arrow Midgard 4
  • DirectX Version
    11 left arrow 11
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 28nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2015 left arrow Q4/2015
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode
  • h264
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by HiSilicon Kirin 659 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 650. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR3-933 left arrow LPDDR3-933
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 and HiSilicon Kirin 659 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 650, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 left arrow Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow 16 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q1/2016 left arrow Q2/2016
  • Part Number
    MSM8956 left arrow --

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 and HiSilicon Kirin 659.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
248
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
188
HiSilicon Kirin 659
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
803
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
855
HiSilicon Kirin 659
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
154
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
41
HiSilicon Kirin 659

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