HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs MediaTek Helio G25 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 950 vs Helio G25

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs MediaTek Helio G25, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T880 MP4 and PowerVR GE8320.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 950 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Helio G25 is octa-core (Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chip is better to buy Kirin 950 or Helio G25 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, 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 950

Helio G25

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

Kirin 950

48%

Helio G25

66%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 950

Helio G25

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 950	Helio G25
Total score	100285	102467
CPU	28073	28698
GPU	38102	38947
MEM	16044	16388
UX	18046	18435

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 950	Helio G25
Single-Core	265	209
Multi-Core	902	922

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 950	Helio G25
Frequency	2300 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6	14.9
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache
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 950 is 13% better than Helio G25 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T880 MP4	PowerVR GE8320
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	126.8
# of Cores	4	2
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	1600 x 720 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	22.3	22.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	38.7	38.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.5	25.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.1	18.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	24.3	24.9
Real Racing 3	48.4	58.2
Sniper 3D	61.9	73.7
Need for Speed No Limits	54.2	46.6
Mortal Kombat X	61.9	62.1
CSR Racing 2	42.6	50.4

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	21 MP
Dual Camera resolution		13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

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 950 is better: 13
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio G25 is better: 20
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 950 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 950 specs and review.

Helio G25 SoC - all data

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

• Helio G25 specs and review.