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MediaTek Helio A25 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960 benchmark which processor is better

MediaTek Helio A25 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks MediaTek Helio A25 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960, speed examination of GPUs PowerVR GE8320 and Mali-G71 MP8.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Helio A25 is octa-core (Cortex-A53) and Kirin 960 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as PCMark, 3DMark, Quadrant, Geekbench, Octane V2, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, AnTuTu, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, Vellamo, even the gaming performance of chips in Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, PUBG etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Helio A25 or Kirin 960 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2.

 
MediaTek Helio A25
HiSilicon Kirin 960

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 A256% Kirin 9606%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)
Helio A2567% Kirin 96050%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming
Helio A254% Kirin 9604%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed
Helio A25 Kirin 960
Total score9548495769
CPU2674126819
GPU3629236393
MEM1526915324
UX1718117247

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Helio A25 Kirin 960
Single-Core247247
Multi-Core11121115

Comparison of specifications
CPU and Memory
Helio A25 Kirin 960
Frequency1800 MHz2400 MHz
Cores88
Bit6464
Lithography12 nm16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
4x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A72
4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)5 W5 W
Memory typeLPDDR3, LPDDR4xLPDDR4x
Max. Memory4GB Gb4 Gb
Memory Frequency2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz1600
Memory bandwidth1428.8
Neural Processor (NPU)NoNo
L1 cache32 KB64 KB
L2 cache1 MB4 MB
L3 cache1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)ARMv8-AARMv8-A
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 960 is 25% 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
GPUPowerVR GE8320Mali-G71 MP8
GPU Frequency650 MHz1037 MHz
GFloPS126.8282
# of Cores28
# of Shader Units
Display1600 x 720 pixels2560 x 1600 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)20.521.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra35.436.9
Call of Duty: Mobile22.823.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)17.818.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition21.322.5
Real Racing 36246.1
Sniper 3D56.681.2
Need for Speed No Limits63.751.7
Mortal Kombat X51.359
CSR Racing 24640.6
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 resolution16 MP20 MP
Dual Camera resolution13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS3030
Video Encoding resolutionFullHDFullHD
Codec supportH.264H.264


Networks and Navigation
Modem
Download speed150 MBit/s.600 MBit/s.
Upload speed50 MBit/s.150 MBit/s.
NavigationGPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeidouGPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC supportNoNo
5G supportYesNo


Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio A25 is better: 9
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 960 is better: 26
   You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs 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
Kirin 960 SoC - all data

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


Helio A25 SoC Comparisons
• Vs MediaTek Helio X27 (MT6797X)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 950
• Vs MediaTek Helio G25
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 955
• Vs Unisoc Tiger T310
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 7904
• Vs MediaTek Helio G35
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884
• Vs Samsung Exynos 850
• Vs MediaTek Helio P40
• Vs Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 710
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 710F
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 710A
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885
• Vs MediaTek Helio X30 (MT6799)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 460
• Vs Samsung Exynos 9609
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
• Vs MediaTek Helio P70
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
• Vs Samsung Exynos 9611
• Vs Samsung Exynos 9610
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 970
• Vs MediaTek Helio P60
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 659
• Vs Unisoc SC9863A
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
• Vs MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757T)
• Vs MediaTek Helio P20 (MT6757)
• Vs Atom x5-Z8300
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
• Vs MediaTek Helio P30 (MT6758)
• Vs MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880
• Vs Atom x5-Z8350
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
• Vs MediaTek Helio X25 (MT6797T)
• Vs Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
• Vs MediaTek MT8768T
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro
• Vs MediaTek Helio X23 (MT6797D)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956
• Vs MediaTek Helio P22T
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976
• Vs MediaTek Helio P35
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420
• Vs MediaTek Helio X20 (MT6797)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
• Vs MediaTek MT8176
• Vs Atom x5-Z8550
• Vs MediaTek Helio P22
• Vs Atom x5-Z8500
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B
• Vs Atom x7-Z8700
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro
• Vs MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757CD)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon SiP1
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
• Vs Allwinner A133
• Vs Unisoc SC79863a
• Vs Unisoc Tiger T606
• Vs Unisoc Tiger T616
• Vs MediaTek Helio G37
• Vs MediaTek MT8766
• Vs Rockchip RK3566
• Vs MediaTek MT8168
• Vs MediaTek MT8788
• Vs Rockchip RK3326S
• Vs Qualcomm QCM2290
• Vs Qualcomm QCS2290
• Vs Qualcomm QCS4290
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
• Vs MediaTek Helio G36
• Vs Unisoc SC9863A1
• Vs MediaTek MT6762VCB
• Vs Rockchip RK3562


Kirin 960 SoC Comparisons
• Vs MediaTek Helio X27 (MT6797X)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 950
• Vs MediaTek Helio G25
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 955
• Vs Unisoc Tiger T310
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 7904
• Vs MediaTek Helio G35
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884
• Vs Samsung Exynos 850
• Vs MediaTek Helio P40
• Vs Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 710
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 710F
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 710A
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885
• Vs MediaTek Helio X30 (MT6799)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 460
• Vs Samsung Exynos 9609
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
• Vs MediaTek Helio P70
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
• Vs Samsung Exynos 9611
• Vs Samsung Exynos 9610
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 970
• Vs MediaTek Helio P60
• Vs MediaTek Helio P90
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 659
• Vs Unisoc SC9863A
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
• Vs MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757T)
• Vs MediaTek Helio P20 (MT6757)
• Vs Atom x5-Z8300
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
• Vs MediaTek Helio P30 (MT6758)
• Vs MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880
• Vs Atom x5-Z8350
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
• Vs MediaTek Helio X25 (MT6797T)
• Vs Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 7872
• Vs MediaTek MT8768T
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro
• Vs MediaTek Helio X23 (MT6797D)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956
• Vs MediaTek Helio P22T
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976
• Vs MediaTek Helio P35
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420
• Vs MediaTek Helio X20 (MT6797)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
• Vs MediaTek MT8176
• Vs Atom x5-Z8550
• Vs MediaTek Helio P22
• Vs Atom x5-Z8500
• Vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884B
• Vs Atom x7-Z8700
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro
• Vs MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757CD)
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon SiP1
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
• Vs Allwinner A133
• Vs Unisoc SC79863a
• Vs Unisoc Tiger T606
• Vs Unisoc Tiger T616
• Vs MediaTek Helio G37
• Vs MediaTek MT8766
• Vs Rockchip RK3566
• Vs MediaTek MT8168
• Vs MediaTek MT8788
• Vs Rockchip RK3326S
• Vs Qualcomm QCM2290
• Vs Qualcomm QCS2290
• Vs Qualcomm QCS4290
• Vs MediaTek Helio G36
• Vs Unisoc SC9863A1
• Vs MediaTek MT6762VCB
• Vs Rockchip RK3562
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