HiSilicon Kirin 650 vs HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs MediaTek MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz
HiSilicon Kirin 650
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The HiSilicon Kirin 650 is an ARM-based octa-core SoC for mid-range smartphones and tablets. It was announced early 2016 and features eight ARM Cortex-A53 cores. Four cores can be clocked with up to 1.7 GHz (power saving cores) and four with up to 2 GHz (performance cores). Furthermore, a ARM Mali-T830 MP2 graphics card (at 600 MHz with 40.8 GFLOPS), a 64-Bit LPDDR3 memory controller and a dual-sim capable LTE Cat. 6 (max. 300 MBit/s and GSM, WCDMA, UMTS, HSPA+) radio are integrated in the SoC.
The processor performance can be compared with the older Kirin 930 and therefore sufficient for daily usage as browsing and non demanding apps. High-end SoCs with Cortex-A57 or A72 cores however should be noticeably faster.
The SoC is produced in a modern 16nm FinFET process and is therefore very power efficient.
HiSilicon Kirin 930
► remove from comparisonThe HiSilicon Kirin 930 is an ARM-based octa-core SoC (system-on-a-chip) for smartphones and tablets. It was launched in the first half of 2015. It integrates two quad-core clusters of Cortex-A53 cores (big.LITTLE). The performance cluster clocks at up to 2 GHz, the power saving cluster at up to 1.5 GHz. Furthermore, the SoC integrates a ARM Mali-T628 MP4 graphics card and LTE Cat. 6 modem. The SoC is manufactured in 28nm and thanks to the small Cortex-A53 cores also suited for smaller smartphones.
MediaTek MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz
► remove from comparisonThe MediaTek MT8163 V/B is an ARM based entry-level to mid-range SoC for (Android based) tablets. It offers four ARM Cortex-A53 processor cores (quad-core) that are clocked with up to 1.3 GHz. Furthermore, an ARM Mali-T720 MP2 graphics card clocked at 520 MHz, a DDR3x32 1600Mbps memory controller, Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11 b/g/n, GPS and FM are integrated in the SoC.
The similar named MediaTek MT8163 V/A is the faster version, with a CPU clock o up to 1.5 GHz and GPU of up to 600 MHz.
The performance is situated in the entry level of 2015 and often similar to the Kirin 910T (see benchmark below).
Model | HiSilicon Kirin 650 | HiSilicon Kirin 930 | MediaTek MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz |
Codename | Cortex-A53 | Cortex-A53 | Cortex-A53 |
Clock | 2000 MHz | 2000 MHz | 1300 MHz |
Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 | 8 / 8 | 4 / 4 |
Technology | 16 nm | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Features | ARMv8-ISA, Mali-T830 MP2, Dual SIM LTE (Cat. 6), LPDDR3 Memory Controller | ARM Mali-T628 MP4 GPU, 4x Cortex-A53e (2.0 GHz) + 4x Cortex-A53 (1.5 GHz, big.LITTLE), LTE Cat. 6, 2x 32 Bit LPDDR3-1600 Memory Controller | DDR3x32 memory controller 1600Mbps, T720 MP2@520MHz, internal Display up to 1366x768, HMID up to 1080p, H.265 1080p video decode, 13MP image signal processor, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, embedded GPS module, Bluetooth 4.0, FM radio support, ARM TrustZone |
iGPU | ARM Mali-T830 MP2 (900 MHz) | ARM Mali-T628 MP4 ( - 600 MHz) | ARM Mali-T720 MP2 (520 MHz) |
Architecture | ARM | ARM | ARM |
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Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 650 → 100% n=7
Average Benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 930 → 89% n=7
Average Benchmarks MediaTek MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz → 69% n=7

* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation