MediaTek MT6738T vs HiSilicon Kirin 930

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek MT6738T CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 930
MediaTek MT6738T HiSilicon Kirin 930

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT6738T and the HiSilicon Kirin 930 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT6738T 4 core processor released in Q2/2016 with the HiSilicon Kirin 930 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2015.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
MediaTek MT67xx (17) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 930 (2)
1 Generation 3
Cortex-A53 Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6738T is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The HiSilicon Kirin 930 clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT6738T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 MT6738T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
-- 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-T860 MP2 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
0.52 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.52 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
Midgard 4 GPU Generation Midgard 2
28nm Technology 32nm
2 Max. displays 1
2 Compute units 4
32 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 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-T860 MP2 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek MT6738T, while the HiSilicon Kirin 930 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

MediaTek MT6738T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
LPDDR3-667 Memory LPDDR3-1600
4 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
5.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT6738T has a TDP of --. The TDP of the HiSilicon Kirin 930 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT6738T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6738T has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of HiSilicon Kirin 930 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

MediaTek MT6738T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 930
28 nm Technology 28 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
Q2/2016 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 MT6738T MediaTek MT6738T
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.52 GHz
35 (46%)
HiSilicon Kirin 930 HiSilicon Kirin 930
ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6738T HiSilicon Kirin 930
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