MediaTek MT6515 vs HiSilicon Kirin 925

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek MT6515 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 925
MediaTek MT6515 HiSilicon Kirin 925

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT6515 and the HiSilicon Kirin 925 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT6515 1 core processor released in 2012 with the HiSilicon Kirin 925 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2014.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
MediaTek MT65xx A9 (7) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 920 (3)
1 Generation 2
Cortex-A9 Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6515 is a 1 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz. The processor can compute 1 threads at the same time. The HiSilicon Kirin 925 clocks with 1.80 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT6515 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
1 Cores 8
1 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz
1x Cortex-A9
A-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
-- B-Core 1.30 GHz
4x 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.

MediaTek MT6515 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
-- 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.

PowerVR SGX531 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
0.52 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.52 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
-- GPU Generation Midgard 2
65nm Technology 32nm
1 Max. displays 1
1 Compute units 4
-- Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 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 SGX531 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No 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
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek MT6515, while the HiSilicon Kirin 925 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

MediaTek MT6515 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
LPDDR2 Memory LPDDR3-1600
Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT6515 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the HiSilicon Kirin 925 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT6515 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6515 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 40 nm. The cache of HiSilicon Kirin 925 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

MediaTek MT6515 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
40 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
2012 Release date Q3/2014
-- 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.
MediaTek MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
PowerVR SGX531 @ 0.52 GHz
4 (5%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6515 HiSilicon Kirin 925
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