HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs MediaTek MT6595M

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs MediaTek MT6595M, speed examination of GPUs PowerVR SGX544 and Mali-T628 MP6.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 930 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and MT6595M is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A17). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 930 or MT6595M and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9.

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

MT6595M

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

Kirin 930

48%

MT6595M

24%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 930

MT6595M

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 930	MT6595M
Total score	48734	60152
CPU	13635	16841
GPU	18519	22865
MEM	7790	9626
UX	8765	10822

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 930	MT6595M
Single-Core	129	155
Multi-Core	595	700

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 930	MT6595M
Frequency	2200 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	32
Lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A17 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	667
Memory bandwidth	28	14
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 9% better than MT6595M 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	PowerVR SGX544
GPU Frequency	680 MHz	357 MHz
GFloPS	176	11.48
# of Cores	6	1
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 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	10.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.8	19.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	24.9	11.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	34.2	7.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	51.7	11.5
Real Racing 3	55.6	39.4
Sniper 3D	61.2	25.6
Need for Speed No Limits	38.9	23.6
Mortal Kombat X	40.3	22.7
CSR Racing 2	38.9	25.6

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
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264, H.265

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: 29
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6595M is better: 7
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, 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.

MT6595M SoC - all data

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

• MT6595M specs and review.