MediaTek MT8188J vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek MT8188J CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
MediaTek MT8188J HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8188J or HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G - 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 MT8188J has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8188J was released in Q1/2023.

The HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.36 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G was released in Q2/2019.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
MediaTek MT88xx 12nm (1) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 810/820 (3)
2 Generation 6
Cortex-A78/-A55 Architecture Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8188J has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8188J is 2.20 GHz while the HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G is at 2.36 GHz.

MediaTek MT8188J Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz
2x Cortex-A78
A-Core 2.36 GHz
4x Cortex-A76
2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A55
B-Core 1.84 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

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 MT8188J Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
-- AI hardware HUAWEI HiAI 2.0
-- AI specifications Da Vinci Architecture. Ascend D110 Lite
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek MT8188J or HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G 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-G57 MP2 GPU ARM Mali-G57 MP6
0.25 GHz GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
0.95 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Vallhall 1 GPU Generation Vallhall 1
7 nm Technology 7 nm
2 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 6
32 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

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-G57 MP2 GPU ARM Mali-G57 MP6
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT8188J can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.5 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

MediaTek MT8188J Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
LPDDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4X-2133
8 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
25.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT8188J is 5 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT8188J Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8188J is manufactured in 12 nm and has 5.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT8188J Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
12 nm Technology 7 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
Q1/2023 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8188J (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G (90%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8188J (83%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G (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 MT8188J MediaTek MT8188J
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
710 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
641 (90%)

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 MT8188J MediaTek MT8188J
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2016 (83%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
2429 (100%)

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 MT8188J MediaTek MT8188J
ARM Mali-G57 MP2 @ 0.95 GHz
243 (37%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
ARM Mali-G57 MP6 @ 0.85 GHz
653 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
MediaTek MT8188J MediaTek MT8188J
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
384634 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8188J HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
Amazon Fire Max 11 Huawei Honor 30S
Huawei P40 Lite 5G

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