HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs MediaTek Helio P65 (MT6768) benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 955 vs Helio P65 (MT6768)

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs MediaTek Helio P65 (MT6768), comparison of GPUs Mali-G72 MP3 and Mali-T880 MP4.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 955 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Helio P65 (MT6768) is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A75). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like Neocore, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, GeekBench 6, 5, 3DMark, Vellamo, Octane V2, PassMark, PCMark, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu 8, and how good the SoCs are in games PUBG, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3 etc.

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processors is better to buy Kirin 955 or Helio P65 (MT6768) and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 955

Helio P65 (MT6768)

11%

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

Kirin 955

49%

Helio P65 (MT6768)

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 955

Helio P65 (MT6768)

10%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 955	Helio P65 (MT6768)
Total score	102680	166391
CPU	28750	46583
GPU	39011	63232
MEM	16436	26621
UX	18491	29954

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 955	Helio P65 (MT6768)
Single-Core	271	341
Multi-Core	924	1432

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 955	Helio P65 (MT6768)
Frequency	2500 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 6x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1800
Memory bandwidth	25.6	13.41
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 955 is 19% better than Helio P65 (MT6768) 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	Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	184
# of Cores	4	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		21.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	23.8	25.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	39.4	55.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.6	28.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.9	22.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	25.8	31.7
Real Racing 3	69	69.9
Sniper 3D	51.2	72.7
Need for Speed No Limits	63	78.3
Mortal Kombat X	63	64.3
CSR Racing 2	47.3	61.5

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		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		4G LTE WorldMode modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 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 955 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P65 (MT6768) is better: 28
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 testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Kirin 955 and Helio P65 (MT6768), and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 955 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 955 specs and review.

Helio P65 (MT6768) SoC - all data

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

• Helio P65 (MT6768) specs and review.