MediaTek MT6589T vs HiSilicon Kirin 935

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MediaTek MT6589T CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 935
MediaTek MT6589T HiSilicon Kirin 935

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6589T or HiSilicon Kirin 935 - 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 MT6589T has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6589T was released in Q3/2013.

The HiSilicon Kirin 935 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 935 was released in Q1/2015.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 930 (2)
1 Generation 3
Cortex-A9 Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6589T has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6589T is 1.50 GHz while the HiSilicon Kirin 935 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 935 is at 2.20 GHz.

MediaTek MT6589T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 935
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A7
A-Core 2.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.50 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 MT6589T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 935
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek MT6589T or HiSilicon Kirin 935 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

PowerVR SGX544 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
0.36 GHz GPU frequency 0.68 GHz
0.36 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.68 GHz
-- GPU Generation Midgard 2
45nm Technology 32nm
1 Max. displays 1
2 Compute units 4
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 SGX544 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
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 Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT6589T can use up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 4.3 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 935 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

MediaTek MT6589T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 935
LPDDR2-533 Memory LPDDR3-1600
Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
4.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT6589T is --, while the HiSilicon Kirin 935 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT6589T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 935
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6589T is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 935 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT6589T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 935
28 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q3/2013 Release date Q1/2015
-- 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 MT6589T MediaTek MT6589T
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.36 GHz
11 (13%)
HiSilicon Kirin 935 HiSilicon Kirin 935
ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.68 GHz
87 (100%)

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