HiSilicon Kirin 659 | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | |
CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 659 or AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 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 5 5500 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 was released in Q2/2022. |
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HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | AMD Ryzen 5 (85) |
HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4) | CPU group | AMD Ryzen 5000G (16) |
4 | Generation | 4 |
Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Cezanne (Zen 3) |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | 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 AMD Ryzen 5 5500 has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is at 3.60 GHz (4.20 GHz). |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
8 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 12 |
hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
2.36 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
A-Core | 3.60 GHz (4.20 GHz) |
1.70 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe HiSilicon Kirin 659 or AMD Ryzen 5 5500 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 | no iGPU |
0.90 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
Midgard 4 | GPU Generation | -- |
28nm | Technology | |
2 | Max. displays | |
2 | Compute units | -- |
32 | Shader | -- |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
-- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
11 | DirectX Version | -- |
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 | no iGPU |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
No | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
No | Codec AVC | No |
No | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe HiSilicon Kirin 659 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
LPDDR3-933 | Memory | DDR4-3200 |
Max. Memory | 64 GB | |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | 3.00 MB |
-- | L3 Cache | 16.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 24 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 23.6 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 659 is --, while the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
-- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 65 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | 45 W |
-- | Tjunction max. | 95 °C |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 659 is manufactured in 16 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 19.00 MB cache. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
16 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
-- | Socket | AM4 (PGA 1331) |
None | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
Q2/2016 | Release date | Q2/2022 |
-- | Release price | 159 $ |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
@ 0.00 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659 | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
Unknown | Unknown |