MediaTek MT8317 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960S
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| MediaTek MT8317 | HiSilicon Kirin 960S | |
CPU comparisonMediaTek MT8317 or HiSilicon Kirin 960S - 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 MT8317 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8317 was released in Q3/2013. The HiSilicon Kirin 960S has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.11 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 960S was released in Q4/2016. |
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| Mediatek MT-Serie (72) | Family | HiSilicon Kirin (29) |
| MediaTek MT83xx A9 (3) | CPU group | HiSilicon Kirin 960 (2) |
| 1 | Generation | 5 |
| Cortex-A9 | Architecture | Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe MediaTek MT8317 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8317 is 1.00 GHz while the HiSilicon Kirin 960S has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 960S is at 2.11 GHz. |
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| MediaTek MT8317 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 960S |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.00 GHz 2x Cortex-A9 |
A-Core | 2.11 GHz 4x Cortex-A73 |
| -- | B-Core | 1.84 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
Internal GraphicsThe MediaTek MT8317 or HiSilicon Kirin 960S 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 SGX531 | GPU | ARM Mali-G71 MP8 |
| 0.52 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.90 GHz |
| 0.52 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| -- | GPU Generation | Bifrost 1 |
| 65nm | Technology | 16 nm |
| 1 | Max. displays | 2 |
| 1 | Compute units | 8 |
| -- | Shader | 256 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| 10.1 | DirectX Version | 11 |
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 SGX531 | GPU | ARM Mali-G71 MP8 |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | No |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe MediaTek MT8317 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The HiSilicon Kirin 960S supports up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s. |
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| MediaTek MT8317 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 960S |
| Memory | LPDDR4-1600 | |
| Max. Memory | 6 GB | |
| 0 | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| -- | Max. Bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT8317 is --, while the HiSilicon Kirin 960S has a TDP of 5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| MediaTek MT8317 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 960S |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 5 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe MediaTek MT8317 is manufactured in 40 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 960S is manufactured in 16 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache. |
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| MediaTek MT8317 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 960S |
| 40 nm | Technology | 16 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 |
| Q3/2013 | Release date | Q4/2016 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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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 MT8317
PowerVR SGX531 @ 0.52 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 960S
ARM Mali-G71 MP8 @ 0.90 GHz |
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| MediaTek MT8317 | HiSilicon Kirin 960S |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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