HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs MediaTek Helio P70

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs MediaTek Helio P70, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G71 MP8 and Mali-G71 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 960 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Helio P70 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy Kirin 960 or Helio P70 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, 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 P70

10%

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

Kirin 960

50%

Helio P70

61%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 960

Helio P70

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 960	Helio P70
Total score	95769	150630
CPU	26819	42172
GPU	36393	57239
MEM	15324	24092
UX	17247	27109

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 960	Helio P70
Single-Core	247	308
Multi-Core	1115	1296

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 960	Helio P70
Frequency	2400 MHz	2500 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	4x2.5 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	3733
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 Helio P70 is 4% better than Kirin 960 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-G71 MP2
GPU Frequency	1037 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	282	64.53
# of Cores	8	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		28.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	21.1	27.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	36.9	54.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	23.8	29.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	18.5	22.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	22.5	38.4
Real Racing 3	46.1	68.6
Sniper 3D	81.2	104.3
Need for Speed No Limits	51.7	76.9
Mortal Kombat X	59	63.1
CSR Racing 2	40.6	65.9

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: 10
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P70 is better: 25
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on 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 chipsets Kirin 960 and Helio P70, as well as read the test results at the links below.

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 P70 SoC - all data

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

• Helio P70 specs and review.