HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Intel Core i5-1030G4

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


HiSilicon Kirin 659		Intel Core i5-1030G4
CPU comparison HiSilicon Kirin 659 or Intel Core i5-1030G4 - 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 Intel Core i5-1030G4 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-1030G4 was released in Q3/2019.

HiSilicon Kirin (29)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4)	CPU group	Intel Core i 1000G/10000U (19)
4	Generation	10
Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53	Architecture	Ice Lake U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

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 Intel Core i5-1030G4 has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-1030G4 is at 0.70 GHz (3.50 GHz).
HiSilicon Kirin 659	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-1030G4
8	Cores	4
8	Threads	8
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.36 GHz 4x Cortex-A53	A-Core	0.70 GHz (3.50 GHz)
1.70 GHz 4x Cortex-A53	B-Core	--

NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
HiSilicon Kirin 659	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-1030G4
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) The HiSilicon Kirin 659 or Intel Core i5-1030G4 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	Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4
0.90 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.05 GHz
Midgard 4	GPU Generation	11
28nm	Technology	14 nm
2	Max. displays	3
2	Compute units	48
32	Shader	384
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	32 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	Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4
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 Intel Core i5-1030G4 supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 59.6 GB/s.
HiSilicon Kirin 659	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-1030G4
LPDDR3-933	Memory	LPDDR4-3733, DDR4-3200
	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
--	Max. Bandwidth	59.6 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	6.00 MB
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	16
--	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 659 is --, while the Intel Core i5-1030G4 has a TDP of 9 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
HiSilicon Kirin 659	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-1030G4
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	9 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	12 W
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The HiSilicon Kirin 659 is manufactured in 16 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-1030G4 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

HiSilicon Kirin 659	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-1030G4
16 nm	Technology	10 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
--	Socket	BGA 1526
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2016	Release date	Q3/2019
--	Release price	--

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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 (8%)
	Intel Core i5-1030G4 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 @ 1.05 GHz	806 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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%)
	Intel Core i5-1030G4 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	997 (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 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-1030G4 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-1030G4 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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%)
	Intel Core i5-1030G4 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	159 (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%)
	Intel Core i5-1030G4 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	591 (100%)

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