MediaTek MT8176 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710A

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks MediaTek MT8176 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710A, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G71 MP4 and PowerVR GX6250.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: MT8176 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Kirin 710A is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications such as Neocore, Vellamo, 3DMark, PassMark, Quadrant, PCMark, Octane V2, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu, Geekbench, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy MT8176 or Kirin 710A 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

MT8176

Kirin 710A

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

MT8176

26%

Kirin 710A

58%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT8176

Kirin 710A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT8176	Kirin 710A
Total score	82111	132403
CPU	22987	37068
GPU	31198	50304
MEM	13130	21184
UX	14787	23842

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT8176	Kirin 710A
Single-Core	212	270
Multi-Core	956	1191

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT8176	Kirin 710A
Frequency	2100 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	6 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	667	933
Memory bandwidth	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
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 710A is 4% better than MT8176 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT8176 has 2 more core than Kirin 710A. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR GX6250	Mali-G71 MP4
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	83.2	169
# of Cores	2	4
# of Shader Units
Display	1280 x 800 pixels	1920 x 1080 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		25.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	15.5	49.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.3	61.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	16.6	28.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.3	43.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.6	63.6
Real Racing 3	42.5	108
Sniper 3D	36.8	117.2
Need for Speed No Limits	34	74
Mortal Kombat X	45.3	89.5
CSR Racing 2	36.8	74

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	20 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	4K HEVC (h.265), H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Upload speed		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 MT8176 is better: 5
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 710A is better: 33
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors MT8176 and Kirin 710A, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT8176 SoC - all data

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

• MT8176 specs and review.

Kirin 710A SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 710A specs and review.