MediaTek MT8168 vs HiSilicon Kirin 920

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MediaTek MT8168 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 920
MediaTek MT8168 HiSilicon Kirin 920

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8168 or HiSilicon Kirin 920 - 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 MT8168 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 3 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8168 was released in Q2/2020.

The HiSilicon Kirin 920 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 920 was released in Q3/2014.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
MediaTek MT816x 12nm (1) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 920 (3)
2 Generation 2
Cortex-A53 Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8168 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8168 is 2.00 GHz while the HiSilicon Kirin 920 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 920 is at 1.70 GHz.

MediaTek MT8168 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 920
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
-- B-Core 1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7

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 MT8168 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 920
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek MT8168 or HiSilicon Kirin 920 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.

ARM Mali-G52 MP1 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
Bifrost 2 GPU Generation Midgard 2
16 nm Technology 32nm
2 Max. displays 1
1 Compute units 4
16 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
12 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-G52 MP1 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT8168 can use up to 3 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 14.9 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 920 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

MediaTek MT8168 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 920
LPDDR4X-1866, LPDDR4-1600 Memory LPDDR3-1600
3 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT8168 is 3 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 920 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT8168 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 920
3 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8168 is manufactured in 12 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 920 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT8168 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 920
12 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q2/2020 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 MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
ARM Mali-G52 MP1 @ 0.85 GHz
26 (34%)
HiSilicon Kirin 920 HiSilicon Kirin 920
ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (100%)

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 MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
165 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 920 HiSilicon Kirin 920
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
524 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 920 HiSilicon Kirin 920
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
188 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 920 HiSilicon Kirin 920
8C 8T @ 1.70 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 MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
520 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 920 HiSilicon Kirin 920
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8168 HiSilicon Kirin 920
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)
Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)
Unknown

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