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.

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 960

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

Helio A25

67%

Kirin 960

50%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio A25

Kirin 960

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Helio A25	Kirin 960
Total score	95484	95769
CPU	26741	26819
GPU	36292	36393
MEM	15269	15324
UX	17181	17247

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Helio A25	Kirin 960
Single-Core	247	247
Multi-Core	1112	1115

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio A25	Kirin 960
Frequency	1800 MHz	2400 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53	4x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4GB Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz	1600
Memory bandwidth	14	28.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 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 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

GPU	PowerVR GE8320	Mali-G71 MP8
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	1037 MHz
GFloPS	126.8	282
# of Cores	2	8
# of Shader Units
Display	1600 x 720 pixels	2560 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)	20.5	21.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	35.4	36.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	22.8	23.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	17.8	18.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	21.3	22.5
Real Racing 3	62	46.1
Sniper 3D	56.6	81.2
Need for Speed No Limits	63.7	51.7
Mortal Kombat X	51.3	59
CSR Racing 2	46	40.6

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 resolution	16 MP	20 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	150 MBit/s.	600 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: 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

• Helio A25 specs and review.

Kirin 960 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 960 specs and review.