MediaTek Helio A20 vs HiSilicon Kirin 650

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks MediaTek Helio A20 vs HiSilicon Kirin 650, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T830 MP2 and PowerVR GE8300.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Helio A20 is quad-core (Cortex-A53) and Kirin 650 is octa-core (ARM 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 made by the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as Vellamo, PCMark, 3DMark, Octane V2, Geekbench, GFXBench, AnTuTu, PassMark, Quadrant, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, even the gaming performance of chips in Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Real Racing 3 etc.

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Helio A20 or Kirin 650 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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

Helio A20

Kirin 650

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

Helio A20

67%

Kirin 650

50%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio A20

Kirin 650

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Helio A20	Kirin 650
Total score	52293	51180
CPU	14643	14339
GPU	19877	19441
MEM	8365	8184
UX	9409	9208

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Helio A20	Kirin 650
Single-Core	135	132
Multi-Core	609	596

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio A20	Kirin 650
Frequency	1800 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	LPDDR4(X) до 6GB, LPDDR3 до 4GB	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz	933
Memory bandwidth	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	1 MB
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 650 is 9% better than Helio A20 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Helio A20 has 4 more core than Kirin 650. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR GE8300	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Frequency	660 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	128.75	61.2
# of Cores	2	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1600 x 720 pixels	1920 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	16.9	17.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	43.1	43.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	29.4	29.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.2	26.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	36.3	36.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	54.1	54.9
Real Racing 3	51.5	59.8
Sniper 3D	38.2	47.8
Need for Speed No Limits	47	41.9
Mortal Kombat X	47	43.4
CSR Racing 2	35.3	38.9

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	16 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution	13 MP	8 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	150 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 MediaTek Helio A20 is better: 18
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 650 is better: 19
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Helio A20 and Kirin 650, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Helio A20 SoC - all data

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

• Helio A20 specs and review.

Kirin 650 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 650 specs and review.