HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs AMD Ryzen 3 2200U

Last updated: 2023-06-13

CPU comparison with benchmarks


HiSilicon Kirin 659		AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
CPU comparison HiSilicon Kirin 659 or AMD Ryzen 3 2200U - 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 AMD Ryzen 3 2200U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 2200U was released in Q1/2018.

HiSilicon Kirin (29)	Family	AMD Ryzen 3 (33)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 2000U (7)
4	Generation	1
Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53	Architecture	Raven Ridge (Zen)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	AMD Ryzen 3 3200U

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 HiSilicon Kirin 659 is 2.36 GHz while the AMD Ryzen 3 2200U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 3 2200U is at 2.50 GHz (3.40 GHz).
HiSilicon Kirin 659	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
8	Cores	2
8	Threads	4
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.36 GHz 4x Cortex-A53	A-Core	2.50 GHz (3.40 GHz)
1.70 GHz 4x Cortex-A53	B-Core	--
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
HiSilicon Kirin 659	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The HiSilicon Kirin 659 or AMD Ryzen 3 2200U 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.
ARM Mali-T830 MP2	GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
0.90 GHz	GPU frequency	1.10 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
Midgard 4	GPU Generation	8
28nm	Technology	14 nm
2	Max. displays	3
2	Compute units	3
32	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
11	DirectX Version	12

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.
ARM Mali-T830 MP2	GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
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	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The HiSilicon Kirin 659 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The AMD Ryzen 3 2200U supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.
HiSilicon Kirin 659	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
LPDDR3-933	Memory	DDR4-2400
	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
--	Max. Bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	1.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	8
--	PCIe Bandwidth	7.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 659 is --, while the AMD Ryzen 3 2200U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
HiSilicon Kirin 659	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	25 W
--	TDP down	12 W
--	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The HiSilicon Kirin 659 is manufactured in 16 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 3 2200U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 5.00 MB cache.
HiSilicon Kirin 659	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
16 nm	Technology	14 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
--	Socket	FP5
None	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2016	Release date	Q1/2018
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

HiSilicon Kirin 659 (29%)

AMD Ryzen 3 2200U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

HiSilicon Kirin 659 (52%)

AMD Ryzen 3 2200U (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	HiSilicon Kirin 659 8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz	193 (29%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 2200U 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	671 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	HiSilicon Kirin 659 8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz	893 (52%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 2200U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1718 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	HiSilicon Kirin 659 ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz	61 (15%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 2200U AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz	422 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	HiSilicon Kirin 659 8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 2200U 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	858 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	HiSilicon Kirin 659 8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 2200U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1768 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	HiSilicon Kirin 659 8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 2200U 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	187 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	HiSilicon Kirin 659 8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 2200U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	544 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	HiSilicon Kirin 659 8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 2200U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	3690 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	HiSilicon Kirin 659 8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 2200U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	765 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	HiSilicon Kirin 659 8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 2200U 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	129 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	HiSilicon Kirin 659 8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 2200U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	318 (100%)

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