HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs MediaTek Helio P60

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs MediaTek Helio P60, compare of GPUs Mali-G72 MP3 and Mali-G71 MP8.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 960 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Helio P60 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as Quadrant, GFXBench, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, 3DMark, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, Geekbench, AnTuTu, PCMark, and how good the CPUs are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Kirin 960 or Helio P60 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2.

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 960

Helio P60

11%

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

Kirin 960

50%

Helio P60

62%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 960

Helio P60

10%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 960	Helio P60
Total score	95769	161613
CPU	26819	45255
GPU	36393	61413
MEM	15324	25851
UX	17247	29097

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 960	Helio P60
Single-Core	247	331
Multi-Core	1115	1391

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 960	Helio P60
Frequency	2400 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1800
Memory bandwidth	28.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache
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 960 is 16% better than Helio P60 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP8	Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Frequency	1037 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	282	184
# of Cores	8	3
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2400 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		21.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	21.1	24.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	36.9	53.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	23.8	27.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	18.5	22.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	22.5	30.9
Real Racing 3	46.1	67.1
Sniper 3D	81.2	69.8
Need for Speed No Limits	51.7	96.7
Mortal Kombat X	59	69.8
CSR Racing 2	40.6	75.2

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	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution		20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem		4G LTE WorldMode modem
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 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 960 is better: 12
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P60 is better: 23
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Kirin 960 and Helio P60, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 960 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 960 specs and review.

Helio P60 SoC - all data

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

• Helio P60 specs and review.