HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs MediaTek MT8389T

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HiSilicon Kirin 659 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8389T
HiSilicon Kirin 659 MediaTek MT8389T

CPU comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 659 or MediaTek MT8389T - 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 MediaTek MT8389T has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8389T was released in Q2/2013.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4) CPU group MediaTek MT83xx A7 (6)
4 Generation 1
Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Cortex-A7
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 MediaTek MT8389T has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8389T is at 1.50 GHz.

HiSilicon Kirin 659 Characteristic MediaTek MT8389T
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.36 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 1.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A7
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 MediaTek MT8389T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The HiSilicon Kirin 659 or MediaTek MT8389T 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 PowerVR SGX544
0.90 GHz GPU frequency 0.36 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.36 GHz
Midgard 4 GPU Generation --
28nm Technology 45nm
2 Max. displays 1
2 Compute units 2
32 Shader 4
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version 10.1

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 PowerVR SGX544
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The HiSilicon Kirin 659 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The MediaTek MT8389T supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

HiSilicon Kirin 659 Characteristic MediaTek MT8389T
LPDDR3-933 Memory LPDDR2
Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 659 is --, while the MediaTek MT8389T has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

HiSilicon Kirin 659 Characteristic MediaTek MT8389T
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 659 is manufactured in 16 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT8389T is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

HiSilicon Kirin 659 Characteristic MediaTek MT8389T
16 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q2/2016 Release date Q2/2013
-- 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 HiSilicon Kirin 659
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61 (100%)
MediaTek MT8389T MediaTek MT8389T
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.36 GHz
11 (19%)

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 HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
193 (100%)
MediaTek MT8389T MediaTek MT8389T
4C 4T @ 1.50 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 HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
893 (100%)
MediaTek MT8389T MediaTek MT8389T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 659 MediaTek MT8389T
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