MediaTek Dimensity 1050 vs HiSilicon Kirin 920

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MediaTek Dimensity 1050 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 920
MediaTek Dimensity 1050 HiSilicon Kirin 920

CPU comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 1050 or HiSilicon Kirin 920 - 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 MediaTek Dimensity 1050 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Dimensity 1050 was released in Q3/2022.

The HiSilicon Kirin 920 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 920 was released in Q3/2014.
Mediatek Dimensity (36) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
MediaTek Dimensity 10xx (2) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 920 (3)
2 Generation 2
Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Dimensity 1050 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz. The HiSilicon Kirin 920 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz.

MediaTek Dimensity 1050 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 920
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz
2x Cortex-A78
A-Core 1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A55
B-Core 1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7

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.

MediaTek Dimensity 1050 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 920
-- AI hardware --
-- 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-G610 MP3 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
Vallhall 3 GPU Generation Midgard 2
4 nm Technology 32nm
1 Max. displays 1
3 Compute units 4
-- Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- 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-G610 MP3 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
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 No

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek Dimensity 1050 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 920 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

MediaTek Dimensity 1050 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 920
LPDDR5-5500, LPDDR4X-4266 Memory LPDDR3-1600
16 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
44.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek Dimensity 1050 has a TDP of --, that of the HiSilicon Kirin 920 is --.

MediaTek Dimensity 1050 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 920
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Dimensity 1050 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the HiSilicon Kirin 920 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

MediaTek Dimensity 1050 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 920
6 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
Q3/2022 Release date Q3/2014
-- 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.
MediaTek Dimensity 1050 MediaTek Dimensity 1050
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
747 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 920 HiSilicon Kirin 920
8C 8T @ 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.
MediaTek Dimensity 1050 MediaTek Dimensity 1050
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
2136 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 920 HiSilicon Kirin 920
8C 8T @ 1.70 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.
MediaTek Dimensity 1050 MediaTek Dimensity 1050
ARM Mali-G610 MP3 @ 0.85 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 920 HiSilicon Kirin 920
ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Dimensity 1050 HiSilicon Kirin 920
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