Samsung Exynos 7904 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 7904 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 659
Samsung Exynos 7904 HiSilicon Kirin 659

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Samsung Exynos 7904 and the HiSilicon Kirin 659 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Samsung Exynos 7904 8 core processor released in Q1/2019 with the HiSilicon Kirin 659 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2016.
Samsung Exynos (46) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Samsung Exynos 7872/7884/7885/7904 (4) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4)
2 Generation 4
Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 7904 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The HiSilicon Kirin 659 clocks with 2.36 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Samsung Exynos 7904 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 659
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz
2x Cortex-A73
A-Core 2.36 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
1.60 GHz
6x Cortex-A53
B-Core 1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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.

Samsung Exynos 7904 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 659
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

ARM Mali-G71 MP2 GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP2
0.77 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Bifrost 1 GPU Generation Midgard 4
16 nm Technology 28nm
1 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 2
32 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version 11

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-G71 MP2 GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP2
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Samsung Exynos 7904, while the HiSilicon Kirin 659 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Samsung Exynos 7904 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 659
LPDDR4-1866 Memory LPDDR3-933
Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Samsung Exynos 7904 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the HiSilicon Kirin 659 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Samsung Exynos 7904 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 659
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 7904 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of HiSilicon Kirin 659 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 16 nm.

Samsung Exynos 7904 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 659
14 nm Technology 16 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q1/2019 Release date Q2/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

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.
Samsung Exynos 7904 Samsung Exynos 7904
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
276 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 659 HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
193 (70%)

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.
Samsung Exynos 7904 Samsung Exynos 7904
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
975 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 659 HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
893 (92%)

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.
Samsung Exynos 7904 Samsung Exynos 7904
ARM Mali-G71 MP2 @ 0.77 GHz
53 (87%)
HiSilicon Kirin 659 HiSilicon Kirin 659
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61 (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.
Samsung Exynos 7904 Samsung Exynos 7904
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
289 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 659 HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Samsung Exynos 7904 Samsung Exynos 7904
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
910 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 659 HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Samsung Exynos 7904 Samsung Exynos 7904
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
104389 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 659 HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Samsung Exynos 7904 Samsung Exynos 7904
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
1819 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 659 HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 7904 HiSilicon Kirin 659
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