HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763)

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763), compare of GPUs Mali-T628 MP6 and Mali-G71 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 930 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Helio P23 (MT6763) is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 930 or Helio P23 (MT6763) and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2.

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 P23 (MT6763)

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

Kirin 930

48%

Helio P23 (MT6763)

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 930

Helio P23 (MT6763)

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 930	Helio P23 (MT6763)
Total score	48734	57367
CPU	13635	16063
GPU	18519	21794
MEM	7790	9178
UX	8765	10336

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 930	Helio P23 (MT6763)
Single-Core	129	148
Multi-Core	595	668

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 930	Helio P23 (MT6763)
Frequency	2200 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.45 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	2x LPDDR4(X) 1500MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz
Memory bandwidth	28	14.93
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	4 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 9% better than Helio P23 (MT6763) in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T628 MP6	Mali-G71 MP2
GPU Frequency	680 MHz	770 MHz
GFloPS	176	52.3
# of Cores	6	2
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2160 x 1080 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	40.7	11.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.8	19.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.9	11.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	34.2	8.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	51.7	11.9
Real Racing 3	55.6	24.1
Sniper 3D	61.2	25.1
Need for Speed No Limits	38.9	23.2
Mortal Kombat X	40.3	22.2
CSR Racing 2	38.9	27

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	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution		13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem		4G LTE WorldMode modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 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: 23
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763) is better: 12
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Kirin 930 and Helio P23 (MT6763), as well as read the test results at the links below.

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 P23 (MT6763) SoC - all data

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

• Helio P23 (MT6763) specs and review.