HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs MediaTek MT8135

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HiSilicon Kirin 950 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8135
HiSilicon Kirin 950 MediaTek MT8135

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 950 and the MediaTek MT8135 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the HiSilicon Kirin 950 8 core processor released in Q4/2015 with the MediaTek MT8135 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in 2013.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2) CPU group MediaTek MT81xx A7/A15 (2)
4 Generation 1
Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 950 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The MediaTek MT8135 clocks with 1.70 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

HiSilicon Kirin 950 Characteristic MediaTek MT8135
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A72
A-Core 1.70 GHz
2x Cortex-A15
1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core 1.20 GHz
2x Cortex-A7

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 950 Characteristic MediaTek MT8135
-- 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-T880 MP4 GPU PowerVR G6200
0.90 GHz GPU frequency 0.45 GHz
0.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.45 GHz
Midgard 4 GPU Generation --
16 nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 2
4 Compute units 2
64 Shader 32
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-T880 MP4 GPU PowerVR G6200
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 950, while the MediaTek MT8135 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

HiSilicon Kirin 950 Characteristic MediaTek MT8135
LPDDR4 Memory DDR3L
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 950 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the MediaTek MT8135 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

HiSilicon Kirin 950 Characteristic MediaTek MT8135
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 950 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 16 nm. The cache of MediaTek MT8135 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

HiSilicon Kirin 950 Characteristic MediaTek MT8135
16 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q4/2015 Release date 2013
-- 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 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz
122 (100%)
MediaTek MT8135 MediaTek MT8135
PowerVR G6200 @ 0.45 GHz
58 (47%)

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 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
331 (100%)
MediaTek MT8135 MediaTek MT8135
4C 4T @ 1.70 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 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1183 (100%)
MediaTek MT8135 MediaTek MT8135
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 950 MediaTek MT8135
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