HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs MediaTek Helio P90

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs MediaTek Helio P90, comparison of GPUs PowerVR GM 9446 and Mali-G71 MP8.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 960 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Helio P90 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A75). 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 read, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, Neocore, PassMark, GFXBench, Quadrant, Octane V2, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, GeekBench 6, 5, AnTuTu, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, PUBG 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 960 or Helio P90 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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 960

Helio P90

11%

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

Kirin 960

50%

Helio P90

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 960

Helio P90

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 960	Helio P90
Total score	95769	166210
CPU	26819	46539
GPU	36393	63167
MEM	15324	26589
UX	17247	29921

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 960	Helio P90
Single-Core	247	340
Multi-Core	1115	1430

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 960	Helio P90
Frequency	2400 MHz	2200 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	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
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	13.91
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 960 is 8% better than Helio P90 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	PowerVR GM 9446
GPU Frequency	1037 MHz	970 MHz
GFloPS	282	247.35
# of Cores	8	3
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2520 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		20.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	21.1	24.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	36.9	54.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	23.8	27.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	18.5	21.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	22.5	30.2
Real Racing 3	46.1	108.8
Sniper 3D	81.2	103.4
Need for Speed No Limits	51.7	97.9
Mortal Kombat X	59	87
CSR Racing 2	40.6	76.2

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	48 MP
Dual Camera resolution		24 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, Beidou, Glonass
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 960 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P90 is better: 25
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, 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 P90 SoC - all data

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

• Helio P90 specs and review.