HiSilicon Kirin 659
Intel Core i7-9700F
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Comparing HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Intel Core i7-9700F

Comparison of video cards HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Intel Core i7-9700F in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences

HiSilicon Kirin 659

Top features of HiSilicon Kirin 659

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Intel Core i7-9700F

Top features of Intel Core i7-9700F

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  • Higher clock speed
    3.00 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
    Around 43% better clock speed
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    4.70 GHz left arrow 2.36 GHz
    Around 50 % better overclocked clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 659 and Intel Core i7-9700F is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification Value
Name HiSilicon Kirin 659 left arrow Intel Core i7-9700F
Segment Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
Family HiSilicon Kirin left arrow Intel Core i7
Generation 4 left arrow 9
CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 650 left arrow Intel Core i 9000
Predecessor -- left arrow Intel Core i7-8700
Successor -- left arrow Intel Core i7-10700F

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Intel Core i7-9700F by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
Frequency 1.70 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
CPU Cores 8 left arrow 8
Turbo (1 Core) 2.36 GHz left arrow 4.70 GHz
CPU Threads 8 left arrow 8
Turbo (8 Cores) 2.36 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
Hyperthreading No left arrow No
Overclocking No left arrow Yes
Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
A core 4x Cortex-A53 left arrow --
B core 4x Cortex-A53 left arrow --

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 659 and Intel Core i7-9700F along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name ARM Mali-T830 MP2 left arrow no iGPU
GPU frequency 0.90 GHz left arrow
GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz left arrow No turbo
Execution units 2 left arrow
Shader 32 left arrow
Max. displays 2 left arrow
Generation Midgard 4 left arrow
DirectX Version 11 left arrow
Technology 28nm left arrow
Release date Q4/2015 left arrow

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 659 and Intel Core i7-9700F. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode left arrow No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode left arrow No
h264 Decode / Encode left arrow No
VP9 No left arrow No
VP8 Decode / Encode left arrow No
AV1 No left arrow No
AVC No left arrow No
VC-1 No left arrow No
JPEG Decode / Encode left arrow No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 659 and Intel Core i7-9700F you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type LPDDR3-933 left arrow DDR4-2666
Max. Memory left arrow 128 GB
ECC No left arrow No
Memory channels 2 left arrow 2
PCIe version left arrow 3.0
PCIe lanes left arrow 16

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 659 and Intel Core i7-9700F.

Specification Value
AES-NI No left arrow Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 659 or Intel Core i7-9700F? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) left arrow 65 W
Tjunction max. -- left arrow 100 °C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 659 and Intel Core i7-9700F CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Instruction set (ISA) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization None left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
ISA extensions left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L3-Cache -- left arrow 12.00 MB
Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 left arrow Coffee Lake S Refresh
Technology 16 nm left arrow 14 nm
Socket N/A left arrow LGA 1151-2
Release date Q2/2016 left arrow Q2/2019

Devices using this processor

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 659 and Intel Core i7-9700F.

Specification Value
Used in Unknown left arrow HP Pavilion 595-p0510ng Desktop PCHP Pavilion TP01-0012ng Desktop PCGameMachines Trinity Gaming PC - Intel i7-9700FHP Pavilion Gaming 790-0532ng Desktop PC

Benchmarks

Real tests HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Intel Core i7-9700F

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 software suite shows benchmark testing results of the memory performance and speed of the multi-core processor.

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