MediaTek MT8176 vs HiSilicon Kirin 925

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MediaTek MT8176 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 925
MediaTek MT8176 HiSilicon Kirin 925

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8176 or HiSilicon Kirin 925 - 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 MT8176 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8176 was released in Q1/2016.

The HiSilicon Kirin 925 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 925 was released in Q3/2014.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
MediaTek MT81xx MT86xx A72 / A53 (3) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 920 (3)
1 Generation 2
Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8176 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The HiSilicon Kirin 925 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz.

MediaTek MT8176 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
6 Cores 8
6 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A72
A-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
1.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
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 MT8176 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

PowerVR GX6250 GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
-- GPU Generation Midgard 2
28 nm Technology 32nm
1 Max. displays 1
2 Compute units 4
32 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
10 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 GX6250 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

The MediaTek MT8176 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 925 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

MediaTek MT8176 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
LPDDR3-933 Memory LPDDR3-1600
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 TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek MT8176 has a TDP of --, that of the HiSilicon Kirin 925 is --.

MediaTek MT8176 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8176 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the HiSilicon Kirin 925 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

MediaTek MT8176 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
28 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
Q1/2016 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 MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
PowerVR GX6250 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
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 MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
314 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 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 MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
861 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 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 MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
338 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 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 MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
782 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
MediaTek MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
1381 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8176 HiSilicon Kirin 925
Unknown Unknown

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