MediaTek Dimensity 7020 vs HiSilicon Kirin 658

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Dimensity 7020 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 658
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 HiSilicon Kirin 658

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek Dimensity 7020 and the HiSilicon Kirin 658 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek Dimensity 7020 8 core processor released in Q1/2023 with the HiSilicon Kirin 658 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2016.
Mediatek Dimensity (36) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
MediaTek Dimensity 7000 (3) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4)
1 Generation 4
Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Dimensity 7020 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The HiSilicon Kirin 658 clocks with 2.35 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

MediaTek Dimensity 7020 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 658
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz
2x Cortex-A78
A-Core 2.35 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A55
B-Core 1.70 GHz
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.

MediaTek Dimensity 7020 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 658
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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.

PowerVR IMG BXM-8-256 GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP2
0.90 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation Midgard 4
Technology 28nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 2
-- Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

PowerVR IMG BXM-8-256 GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP2
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek Dimensity 7020, while the HiSilicon Kirin 658 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

MediaTek Dimensity 7020 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 658
LPDDR5-5500, LPDDR4X-4266 Memory LPDDR3-933
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual 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 MediaTek Dimensity 7020 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the HiSilicon Kirin 658 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek Dimensity 7020 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 658
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Dimensity 7020 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 6 nm. The cache of HiSilicon Kirin 658 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 16 nm.

MediaTek Dimensity 7020 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 658
6 nm Technology 16 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
Q1/2023 Release date Q2/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 658 (26%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 658 (43%)

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 7020 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
696 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz
183 (26%)

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 7020 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1877 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz
815 (43%)

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 7020 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
PowerVR IMG BXM-8-256 @ 0.90 GHz
225 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61 (27%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
914 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2292 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Dimensity 7020 HiSilicon Kirin 658
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