HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
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| HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) | |
CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 659 or Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) - 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 Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) was released in 02/2016. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Broadcom BCM (3) |
| HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4) | CPU group | Broadcom BCM2837B0 (1) |
| 4 | Generation | 3 |
| Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Cortex-A15 |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) |
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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 Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) is at 1.40 GHz. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Characteristic | Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) |
| 8 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 4 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
| 2.36 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
A-Core | 1.40 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
| 1.70 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The HiSilicon Kirin 659 or Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) 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 | Broadcom VideoCore 5 |
| 0.90 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.40 GHz |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| Midgard 4 | GPU Generation | 5 |
| 28nm | Technology | 40 nm |
| 2 | Max. displays | 2 |
| 2 | Compute units | 2 |
| 32 | Shader | 24 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 1 GB |
| 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 | Broadcom VideoCore 5 |
| 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 | Decode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe HiSilicon Kirin 659 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 3.6 GB/s. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Characteristic | Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) |
| LPDDR3-933 | Memory | |
| Max. Memory | 1 GB | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
| -- | Max. Bandwidth | 3.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 0.50 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 659 is --, while the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Characteristic | Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 7 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | 4 W |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 659 is manufactured in 16 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) is manufactured in 40 nm and has a 0.50 MB cache. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Characteristic | Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) |
| 16 nm | Technology | 40 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | -- |
| -- | Socket | -- |
| None | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Android | Operating systems | Linux |
| Q2/2016 | Release date | 02/2016 |
| -- | Release price | 35 $ |
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 659
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz |
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Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
Broadcom VideoCore 5 @ 0.40 GHz |
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz |
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) |
| Unknown | Raspberry Pi 3 B+ |
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