HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G vs MediaTek Helio X25

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio X25
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G MediaTek Helio X25

CPU comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G or MediaTek Helio X25 - 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 820E 5G has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.22 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G was released in Q1/2021.

The MediaTek Helio X25 has 10 cores with 10 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio X25 was released in Q4/2015.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
HiSilicon Kirin 810/820 (3) CPU group MediaTek Helio X20 (4)
6 Generation 2
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.22 GHz. The MediaTek Helio X25 has 10 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz.

HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G Characteristic MediaTek Helio X25
8 Cores 10
8 Threads 10
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.22 GHz
3x Cortex-A76
A-Core 2.50 GHz
2x Cortex-A72
1.84 GHz
3x Cortex-A55
B-Core 1.55 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- C-Core --
4x Cortex-A53

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 820E 5G Characteristic MediaTek Helio X25
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-T880 MP4
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
Vallhall 1 GPU Generation Midgard 4
7 nm Technology 16 nm
2 Max. displays 2
6 Compute units 4
96 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 11

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-T880 MP4
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G supports a maximum of GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio X25 can connect up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G Characteristic MediaTek Helio X25
LPDDR4X-2133 Memory LPDDR3-800
Max. Memory 4 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 6.4 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 820E 5G has a TDP of 6 W, that of the MediaTek Helio X25 is --.

HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G Characteristic MediaTek Helio X25
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G has a 2.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek Helio X25 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G Characteristic MediaTek Helio X25
7 nm Technology 20 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
Q1/2021 Release date Q4/2015
-- Release price --
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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 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
ARM Mali-G57 MP6 @ 0.85 GHz
653 (100%)
MediaTek Helio X25 MediaTek Helio X25
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.85 GHz
116 (18%)

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 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 GHz
351366 (100%)
MediaTek Helio X25 MediaTek Helio X25
10C 10T @ 2.50 GHz
95768 (27%)

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 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio X25 MediaTek Helio X25
10C 10T @ 2.50 GHz
320 (100%)

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 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio X25 MediaTek Helio X25
10C 10T @ 2.50 GHz
1265 (100%)

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 820E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio X25 MediaTek Helio X25
10C 10T @ 2.50 GHz
1507 (100%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G MediaTek Helio X25
Huawei Nova 7 SE
Huawei Nova 8
Unknown

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