HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Mediatek Helio G36
HiSilicon Kirin 659
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The HiSilicon Kirin 659 is an ARM-based octa-core SoC for mid-range smartphones and tablets. It was announced mid 2017 and features eight ARM Cortex-A53 cores. Four cores can be clocked with up to 1.7 GHz (power saving cores) and four with up to 2.36 GHz (performance cores). The difference to the older Kirin 650 and Kirin 655 SoCs is the higher clock speed of the performance cores (2.35 versus 2.1 and 2.0 GHz). The slightly older Kirin 658 is very similar. The 659 is in our benchmarks around 4% faster than the 658 and offers a better LTE radio (Cat. 13).
Furthermore, a ARM Mali-T830 MP2 graphics card (at >=900 MHz), a 64-Bit LPDDR3 memory controller and a dual-sim capable LTE Cat. 6 (max. 300 MBit/s and GSM, WCDMA, UMTS, HSPA+) radio are integrated in the SoC. The processor performance can be compared with the older Kirin 930 and therefore sufficient for daily usage as browsing and non demanding apps. High-end SoCs with Cortex-A57 or A72 cores however should be noticeably faster. The SoC is produced in a modern 16nm FinFET process and is therefore very power efficient.
Mediatek Helio G36
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The Mediatek Helio G36 is an entry level ARM SoC for smartphones (mainly Android based) that was introduced in late 2023. It is manufactured in a 12 nm FinFET process and is equipped with 8 ARM Cortex-A53 CPU cores clocked at up to 2.2 GHz. Compared to the similar Helio G25, the G36 offers higher CPU clock speeds (+ 200 MHz), GPU clock speeds (+30 MHz) and supports higher display resolutions of up to 2400 x 1800. Compared to the similar Helio G35, the G36 offers a 100 MHz lower CPU clock but supports 90Hz screens.
Furthermore, the SoC integrates a LTE Cat.4 modem, a Wi-Fi 5 / Bluetooth 5.0 modem, a LPDDR3-933 / LPDDR4-1200 / LPDDR4x-1600 memory controller, a IMG PowerVR GE8320 graphics card, and a 1080p30 video de- and encoder (H.265 decoding, H.264 encoding).
| Model | HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Mediatek Helio G36 | ||||||||||||||||
| Codename | Cortex-A53 | Cortex-A53 | ||||||||||||||||
| Clock | 2360 MHz | 2200 MHz | ||||||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 | 8 / 8 8 x 2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 | ||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 16 nm | 12 nm | ||||||||||||||||
| Features | ARMv8-ISA, Mali-T830 MP2, Dual SIM LTE (Cat. 6), LPDDR3 Memory Controller | UMTS/HSPA+, LTE Cat. 4, Cat-7 DL / Cat-13 UL, LPDDR3-933 / LPDDR4-1200 / LPDDR4x-1600 Memory Controller, 1080p30 H.264 Video Encoder, H.264 / H.265 1080p30 Decoder | ||||||||||||||||
| iGPU | ARM Mali-T830 MP2 | PowerVR GE8320 ( - 680 MHz) | ||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | ARM | ARM | ||||||||||||||||
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| Series | Mediatek Mediatek Helio G | |||||||||||||||||
| Series: Mediatek Helio G Cortex-A53 |
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| Manufacturer | www.mediatek.com |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 659 → 100% n=8
Average Benchmarks Mediatek Helio G36 → 76% n=8
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
