HiSilicon Kirin 659
Intel Core i9-11900H
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HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Intel Core i9-11900H

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Released
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Q2/2021
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Which one of the central processing units is better: HiSilicon Kirin 659 or Intel Core i9-11900H? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.

The HiSilicon Kirin 659 has 8 cores and 8 threads with maximum working frequency of 2.36 GHz. The HiSilicon Kirin 659 was released on Q2/2016.

The Intel Core i9-11900H has 8 cores with 8 threads and 2.36 GHz of frequency. The Intel Core i9-11900H was released on Q2/2021.

Differences
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HiSilicon Kirin 659
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Intel Core i9-11900H
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  • Higher clock speed
    2.50 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
    Around 32% better clock speed
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    4.90 GHz left arrow 2.36 GHz
    Around 52 % better overclocked clock speed
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
HiSilicon Kirin 659 HiSilicon Kirin 659
Intel Core i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 659 and Intel Core i9-11900H is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

  • Name
    HiSilicon Kirin 659 left arrow Intel Core i9-11900H
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    HiSilicon Kirin left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 11
  • CPU group
    HiSilicon Kirin 650 left arrow Intel Core i 11000H
CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs Intel Core i9-11900H 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
    1.70 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.36 GHz left arrow 4.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 16
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    2.36 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • 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 i9-11900H along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-T830 MP2 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU)
  • GPU frequency
    0.90 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.90 GHz left arrow 1.45 GHz
  • Execution units
    2 left arrow 32
  • Shader
    32 left arrow 256
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    Midgard 4 left arrow 11
  • DirectX Version
    11 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    28nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2015 left arrow Q2/2021
Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 659 and Intel Core i9-11900H. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 659 and Intel Core i9-11900H 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
    LPDDR3-933 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 20
Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 659 and Intel Core i9-11900H.

  • 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 i9-11900H? 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)
    left arrow 45 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 35 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 i9-11900H CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

  • 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, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    -- left arrow 24.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 left arrow Tiger Lake H
  • Technology
    16 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow BGA 1787
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow Q2/2021
Devices using this processor

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 659 and Intel Core i9-11900H.

  • Used in
    Unknown left arrow Unknown
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