MediaTek Helio A25 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests MediaTek Helio A25 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970, compare of GPUs PowerVR GE8320 and Mali-G72 MP12.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Helio A25 is octa-core (Cortex-A53) and Kirin 970 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy Helio A25 or Kirin 970 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 970

11%

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

Helio A25

67%

Kirin 970

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio A25

Kirin 970

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Helio A25	Kirin 970
Total score	95484	160216
CPU	26741	44870
GPU	36292	60875
MEM	15269	25631
UX	17181	28844

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Helio A25	Kirin 970
Single-Core	247	328
Multi-Core	1112	1379

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio A25	Kirin 970
Frequency	1800 MHz	2400 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	10 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	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4GB Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz	1600
Memory bandwidth	14	29
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 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 970 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-G72 MP12
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	126.8	346
# of Cores	2	12
# 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		20.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	20.5	24.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	35.4	53.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	22.8	27.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	17.8	21.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	21.3	30.3
Real Racing 3	62	106.8
Sniper 3D	56.6	85.4
Need for Speed No Limits	63.7	64.1
Mortal Kombat X	51.3	77.4
CSR Racing 2	46	64.1

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		18
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	1200 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 970 is better: 33
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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 970 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 970 specs and review.