HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs MediaTek Helio A20

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs MediaTek Helio A20, speed testing of GPUs PowerVR GE8300 and Mali-T628 MP6.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 930 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Helio A20 is quad-core (Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications such as Octane V2, 3DMark, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, Neocore, Quadrant, Vellamo, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, and how good the SoCs are in games Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Kirin 930 or Helio A20 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Kirin 930

Helio A20

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Kirin 930

48%

Helio A20

67%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 930

Helio A20

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Kirin 930	Helio A20
Total score	48734	52293
CPU	13635	14643
GPU	18519	19877
MEM	7790	8365
UX	8765	9409

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Kirin 930	Helio A20
Single-Core	129	135
Multi-Core	595	609

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 930	Helio A20
Frequency	2200 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	LPDDR4(X) до 6GB, LPDDR3 до 4GB
Memory Frequency	800	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz
Memory bandwidth	28	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 930 is 18% better than Helio A20 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 930 has -4 more core than Helio A20. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T628 MP6	PowerVR GE8300
GPU Frequency	680 MHz	660 MHz
GFloPS	176	128.75
# of Cores	6	2
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	1600 x 720 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	16.8	16.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	40.7	43.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.8	29.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.9	25.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	34.2	36.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	51.7	54.1
Real Racing 3	55.6	51.5
Sniper 3D	61.2	38.2
Need for Speed No Limits	38.9	47
Mortal Kombat X	40.3	47
CSR Racing 2	38.9	35.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	20 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 930 is better: 20
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio A20 is better: 18
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 930 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark

• Kirin 930 specs and review.

Helio A20 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark

• Helio A20 specs and review.