MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757CD) vs HiSilicon Kirin 950

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Full compare data of benchmarks MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757CD) vs HiSilicon Kirin 950, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T880 MP2 and Mali-T880 MP4.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Helio P25 (MT6757CD) is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Kirin 950 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like Quadrant, 3DMark, Octane V2, Vellamo, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, Geekbench, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, PassMark, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy Helio P25 (MT6757CD) or Kirin 950 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2.

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 P25 (MT6757CD)

Kirin 950

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

Helio P25 (MT6757CD)

49%

Kirin 950

48%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio P25 (MT6757CD)

Kirin 950

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Helio P25 (MT6757CD)	Kirin 950
Total score	64246	100285
CPU	17996	28073
GPU	24413	38102
MEM	10287	16044
UX	11557	18046

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Helio P25 (MT6757CD)	Kirin 950
Single-Core	166	265
Multi-Core	748	902

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio P25 (MT6757CD)	Kirin 950
Frequency	2600 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	LPDDR4(X) до 6GB, LPDDR3 до 4GB	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz	1600
Memory bandwidth	14	25.6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB
L2 cache	1 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 Helio P25 (MT6757CD) is 11% better than Kirin 950 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T880 MP2	Mali-T880 MP4
GPU Frequency	1000 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	68	122.31
# of Cores	2	4
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 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)	13.9	22.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	23.4	38.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.1	25.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.5	19.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	14.4	24.3
Real Racing 3	29.3	48.4
Sniper 3D	30.4	61.9
Need for Speed No Limits	37.4	54.2
Mortal Kombat X	30.4	61.9
CSR Racing 2	32.8	42.6

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	24 MP	20 MP
Dual Camera resolution	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 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 P25 (MT6757CD) is better: 10
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 950 is better: 23
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Helio P25 (MT6757CD) SoC - all data

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

• Helio P25 (MT6757CD) specs and review.

Kirin 950 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 950 specs and review.