HiSilicon Kirin 920 vs MediaTek MT8117

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


HiSilicon Kirin 920 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8117
HiSilicon Kirin 920 MediaTek MT8117

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 920 and the MediaTek MT8117 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the HiSilicon Kirin 920 8 core processor released in Q3/2014 with the MediaTek MT8117 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2014.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
HiSilicon Kirin 920 (3) CPU group MediaTek MT81xx A7 (5)
2 Generation 1
Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7 Architecture Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 920 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The MediaTek MT8117 clocks with 1.20 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

HiSilicon Kirin 920 Characteristic MediaTek MT8117
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
A-Core 1.20 GHz
2x Cortex-A7
1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7
B-Core --

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 920 Characteristic MediaTek MT8117
-- 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-T628 MP4 GPU PowerVR SGX544
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.16 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.16 GHz
Midgard 2 GPU Generation --
32nm Technology 45nm
1 Max. displays 1
4 Compute units 2
64 Shader 4
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version 10.1

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-T628 MP4 GPU PowerVR SGX544
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 920, while the MediaTek MT8117 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

HiSilicon Kirin 920 Characteristic MediaTek MT8117
LPDDR3-1600 Memory
Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The HiSilicon Kirin 920 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the MediaTek MT8117 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

HiSilicon Kirin 920 Characteristic MediaTek MT8117
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 920 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of MediaTek MT8117 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

HiSilicon Kirin 920 Characteristic MediaTek MT8117
28 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q3/2014 Release date Q2/2014
-- 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 920 HiSilicon Kirin 920
ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (100%)
MediaTek MT8117 MediaTek MT8117
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.16 GHz
5 (6%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 920 MediaTek MT8117
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