MediaTek MT8117 vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
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CPU comparisonMediaTek MT8117 or HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G - 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 MT8117 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8117 was released in Q2/2014. The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.86 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G was released in Q3/2019. |
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| Mediatek MT-Serie (72) | Family | HiSilicon Kirin (29) |
| MediaTek MT81xx A7 (5) | CPU group | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (3) |
| 1 | Generation | 8 |
| Cortex-A7 | Architecture | Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe MediaTek MT8117 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8117 is 1.20 GHz while the HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is at 2.86 GHz. |
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| MediaTek MT8117 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.20 GHz 2x Cortex-A7 |
A-Core | 2.86 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
| -- | B-Core | 2.09 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
| -- | C-Core | 1.86 GHz 4x Cortex-A55 |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProcessors 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. |
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| MediaTek MT8117 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G |
| -- | AI hardware | HUAWEI HiAI 2.0 |
| -- | AI specifications | Da Vinci Architecture. 1x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny |
Internal GraphicsThe MediaTek MT8117 or HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G 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. |
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| PowerVR SGX544 | GPU | ARM Mali-G76 MP16 |
| 0.16 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.60 GHz |
| 0.16 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| -- | GPU Generation | Bifrost 3 |
| 45nm | Technology | 7 nm |
| 1 | Max. displays | 2 |
| 2 | Compute units | 16 |
| 4 | Shader | 256 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB |
| 10.1 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| PowerVR SGX544 | GPU | ARM Mali-G76 MP16 |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe MediaTek MT8117 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --. |
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| MediaTek MT8117 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G |
| Memory | LPDDR4X-2133 | |
| Max. Memory | 8 GB | |
| 0 | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| -- | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT8117 is --, while the HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| MediaTek MT8117 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 6 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe MediaTek MT8117 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache. |
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| MediaTek MT8117 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G |
| 28 nm | Technology | 7 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 |
| Q2/2014 | Release date | Q3/2019 |
| -- | 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.
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MediaTek MT8117
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.16 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
ARM Mali-G76 MP16 @ 0.60 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek MT8117
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek MT8117
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek MT8117
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek MT8117
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| MediaTek MT8117 | HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G |
| Unknown | Huawei Mate 30 Pro |
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