HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)

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HiSilicon Kirin 655 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)
HiSilicon Kirin 655 MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 655 and the MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T) and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the HiSilicon Kirin 655 8 core processor released in Q2/2016 with the MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T) which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2018.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4) CPU group MediaTek Helio P22/P35 (3)
4 Generation 3
Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 655 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.12 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T) clocks with 2.30 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.12 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 2.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

ARM Mali-T830 MP2 GPU PowerVR GE8320
0.90 GHz GPU frequency 0.01 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Midgard 4 GPU Generation --
28nm Technology 20 nm
2 Max. displays 1
2 Compute units 1
32 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version 10

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

ARM Mali-T830 MP2 GPU PowerVR GE8320
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 655, while the MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T) supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s enabled.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)
LPDDR3-933 Memory LPDDR4-1600, LPDDR3-933
Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The HiSilicon Kirin 655 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T) is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 655 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 16 nm. The cache of MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T) is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 12 nm.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)
16 nm Technology 12 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q2/2016 Release date Q1/2018
-- Release price --
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
168 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T) MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
794 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T) MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T) MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)
PowerVR GE8320 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 655 MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)
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