MediaTek Helio A25 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710F

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek Helio A25 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710F, compare of GPUs Mali-G71 MP4 and PowerVR GE8320.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Helio A25 is octa-core (Cortex-A53) and Kirin 710F is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications of the processors, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Helio A25 or Kirin 710F and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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

Helio A25

Kirin 710F

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

Helio A25

67%

Kirin 710F

62%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio A25

Kirin 710F

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Helio A25	Kirin 710F
Total score	95484	132067
CPU	26741	36974
GPU	36292	50180
MEM	15269	21140
UX	17181	23762

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Helio A25	Kirin 710F
Single-Core	247	270
Multi-Core	1112	1188

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio A25	Kirin 710F
Frequency	1800 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	4GB Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz	933
Memory bandwidth	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
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 710F is 18% better than Helio A25 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR GE8320	Mali-G71 MP4
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	126.8	169
# of Cores	2	4
# 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		24.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	20.5	48.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	35.4	60.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	22.8	27.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	17.8	42.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	21.3	62.4
Real Racing 3	62	75.9
Sniper 3D	56.6	115.3
Need for Speed No Limits	63.7	97.1
Mortal Kombat X	51.3	78.9
CSR Racing 2	46	85

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 A25 is better: 5
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 710F is better: 30
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Helio A25 SoC - all data

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

• Helio A25 specs and review.

Kirin 710F SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 710F specs and review.