AMD G-T56N vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

Let's find out which one of AMD G-T56N and HiSilicon Kirin 659 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD G-T56N HiSilicon Kirin 659
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  AMD G HiSilicon Kirin
• Generation
  1 4
• CPU group
  AMD G HiSilicon Kirin 650

In this block we are going to compare AMD G-T56N vs HiSilicon Kirin 659 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.

• Frequency
  1.65 GHz 1.70 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo 2.36 GHz
• CPU Threads
  2 8
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  -- 4x Cortex-A53
• B core
  -- 4x Cortex-A53

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD G-T56N and HiSilicon Kirin 659 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon HD 6310 ARM Mali-T830 MP2
• GPU frequency
  0.49 GHz 0.90 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 0.90 GHz
• Execution units
  1 2
• Shader
  80 32
• Max. GPU Memory
  1 GB --
• Max. displays
  2 2
• Generation
  3 Midgard 4
• DirectX Version
  11 11
• Technology
  40 nm 28nm
• Release date
  Q4/2010 Q4/2015

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD G-T56N and HiSilicon Kirin 659. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between AMD G-T56N and HiSilicon Kirin 659 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.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1333 LPDDR3-933
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  1 2

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD G-T56N and HiSilicon Kirin 659.

• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD G-T56N or HiSilicon Kirin 659? 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.

• TDP (PL1)
  18 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD G-T56N and HiSilicon Kirin 659 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V None
• ISA extensions
  SSE3, SSE4a
• L3-Cache
  1.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Ontario (Bobcat) Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
• Technology
  40 nm 16 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• Release date
  Q1/2011 Q2/2016

List of devices based on AMD G-T56N and HiSilicon Kirin 659.

• Used in
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