MediaTek Helio P22 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks MediaTek Helio P22 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G71 MP8 and PowerVR GE8320.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Helio P22 is octa-core (Cortex-A53) and Kirin 960 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the chipsets, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processors is better to buy Helio P22 or Kirin 960 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 P22

Kirin 960

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

Helio P22

62%

Kirin 960

50%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio P22

Kirin 960

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Helio P22	Kirin 960
Total score	77006	95769
CPU	21567	26819
GPU	29256	36393
MEM	12326	15324
UX	13860	17247

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Helio P22	Kirin 960
Single-Core	199	247
Multi-Core	896	1115

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio P22	Kirin 960
Frequency	2000 MHz	2400 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.0 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	6 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz	1600
Memory bandwidth		28.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		64 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache
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 16% better than Helio P22 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)	16.6	21.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.1	36.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.6	23.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.7	18.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.4	22.5
Real Racing 3	56.2	46.1
Sniper 3D	45	81.2
Need for Speed No Limits	50.6	51.7
Mortal Kombat X	32.3	59
CSR Racing 2	33.7	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	21 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 P22 is better: 7
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 960 is better: 28
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Helio P22 and Kirin 960, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Helio P22 SoC - all data

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

• Helio P22 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.