HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G vs MediaTek Helio G70

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio G70
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G MediaTek Helio G70

CPU comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G or MediaTek Helio G70 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.36 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G was released in Q2/2019.

The MediaTek Helio G70 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio G70 was released in Q1/2020.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
HiSilicon Kirin 810/820 (3) CPU group MediaTek Helio G70/G80 (4)
6 Generation 1
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Cortex-A75 / Cortex-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.36 GHz. The MediaTek Helio G70 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz.

HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G Characteristic MediaTek Helio G70
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.36 GHz
4x Cortex-A76
A-Core 2.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A75
1.84 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
B-Core 1.70 GHz
6x Cortex-A55

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G Characteristic MediaTek Helio G70
HUAWEI HiAI 2.0 AI hardware --
Da Vinci Architecture. Ascend D110 Lite AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

ARM Mali-G57 MP6 GPU ARM Mali-G52 MP2
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.82 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Vallhall 1 GPU Generation Bifrost 2
7 nm Technology 16 nm
2 Max. displays 2
6 Compute units 2
96 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 12

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-G57 MP6 GPU ARM Mali-G52 MP2
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G supports a maximum of GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio G70 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G Characteristic MediaTek Helio G70
LPDDR4X-2133 Memory LPDDR4X-1800
Max. Memory 8 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 14.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G has a TDP of 6 W, that of the MediaTek Helio G70 is --.

HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G Characteristic MediaTek Helio G70
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G has a 2.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek Helio G70 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G Characteristic MediaTek Helio G70
7 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
Q2/2019 Release date Q1/2020
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G (100%)
MediaTek Helio G70 (57%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G (100%)
MediaTek Helio G70 (51%)

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 820 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
641 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G70 MediaTek Helio G70
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
368 (57%)

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 820 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
2429 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G70 MediaTek Helio G70
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1234 (51%)

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 820 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
ARM Mali-G57 MP6 @ 0.85 GHz
653 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G70 MediaTek Helio G70
ARM Mali-G52 MP2 @ 0.82 GHz
52 (8%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
384634 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G70 MediaTek Helio G70
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
189653 (49%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio G70 MediaTek Helio G70
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
2351 (100%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G MediaTek Helio G70
Huawei Honor 30S
Huawei P40 Lite 5G
Unknown

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