HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs HiSilicon Kirin 650 vs MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz

HiSilicon Kirin 960

The HiSilicon Kirin 960 is an ARM based high-end octa-core SoC for smartphones and tablet, which was introduced with the Huawei Mate 9 in November 2016. Besides 8 CPU cores (4x Cortex-A73, 4x Cortex-A53), the SoC is also equipped with a modern Mali-G71 MP8 graphics adapter, a dual-channel LPDDR4 memory controller as well as an LTE Cat. 12/13 modem. It is one of the fastest ARM SoCs in the end of 2016. The Kirin 960 is manufactured in a modern 16-nm process at TSMC.

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.

MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz

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The MediaTek MT8163 V/A 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 1.5 GHz. Furthermore, an ARM Mali-T720 MP2 graphics card clocked at 600 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/B is the slower clocked version, with a CPU clock o up to 1.3 GHz (-6%) and GPU of up to 520 MHz (-13%).

The performance is situated in the entry level of 2015 and often similar to the Kirin 910T (see benchmark below).

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Model

HiSilicon Kirin 960

HiSilicon Kirin 650

MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz

Series

Mediatek

Codename

Cortex-A73/-A53

Cortex-A53

Series: Cortex-A53

HiSilicon Kirin 970	2.4 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 960 «	2.4 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 960s	2.1 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 710	2.2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 710A	2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A73/-A53

JLQ JR510	1.5 - 2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 935	2.2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 659	2.36 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 658	2.35 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 655	2.1 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 650 «	2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 930	2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 620	1.2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz	1.5 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	1.3 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8161	1.3 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53
Marvell Armada PXA1908	1.2 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53

JLQ JR510	1.5 - 2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 935	2.2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 659	2.36 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 658	2.35 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 655	2.1 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 650	2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 930	2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 620	1.2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz «	1.5 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	1.3 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8161	1.3 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53
Marvell Armada PXA1908	1.2 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53

Clock

2400 MHz

2000 MHz

1500 MHz

Cores / Threads

8 / 8

4 / 4

Technology

16 nm

28 nm

Features

ARM Mali-G71 MP8 GPU, 4x Cortex-A73 (2.4 GHz) + 4x Cortex-A53 (1.8 GHz, big.LITTLE), 2x 32 Bit LPDDR4 Memory Controller

ARMv8-ISA, Mali-T830 MP2, Dual SIM LTE (Cat. 6), LPDDR3 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-G71 MP8 ( - 900 MHz)

ARM Mali-T830 MP2 (900 MHz)

ARM Mali-T720 MP2 (600 MHz)

Architecture

ARM

Announced

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics

100%

¹ Kirin 650 +

11640 Points (9%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Huawei P9 Lite	Kirin 650	Mali-T830 MP2	3 GB	11640

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics

100%

Kirin 960 +

min: 14456 avg: 15019 median: 15116.5 (13%) max: 15341 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Huawei MediaPad M5 10.8 Pro	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8	4 GB	14456
Huawei P10 Plus	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8	6 GB	14934
Huawei Mate 9	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8 900 MHz	4 GB	15104
Honor 8 Pro	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8	6 GB	15129
Honor 9	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8	4 GB	15150
Huawei P10	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8	4 GB	15341

90%

Kirin 650 +

min: 13588 avg: 13632 median: 13632 (11%) max: 13676 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Honor 5C	Kirin 650	Mali-T830 MP2	2 GB	13588
Huawei P9 Lite	Kirin 650	Mali-T830 MP2	3 GB	13676

66%

MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz +

min: 8790 avg: 10063 median: 9926 (8%) max: 11472 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Trekstor Surftab Theatre S11	MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz	Mali-T720 MP2	3 GB	8790
Trekstor SurfTab B10	MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz	Mali-T720 MP2	2 GB	9926
Trekstor Surftab Theatre L15	MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz	Mali-T720 MP2	2 GB	11472

3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics

100%

Kirin 960 +

min: 1817 avg: 2147 median: 2018 (24%) max: 2552 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Huawei P10 Plus	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8	6 GB	1817
Honor 9	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8	4 GB	1915
Huawei Mate 9	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8 900 MHz	4 GB	1997
Honor 8 Pro	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8	6 GB	2018
Huawei P10	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8	4 GB	2327
Huawei MediaPad M5 10.8 Pro	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8	4 GB	2405
Huawei MediaPad M5 8.4	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8	4 GB	2552

71%

Kirin 650 +

1440 Points (17%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Honor 5C	Kirin 650	Mali-T830 MP2	2 GB	1440

38%

MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz +

776 Points (9%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Trekstor SurfTab B10	MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz	Mali-T720 MP2	2 GB
Trekstor Surftab Theatre S11	MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz	Mali-T720 MP2	3 GB	776

3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics

100%

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Huawei Mate 9	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8 900 MHz Chrome 54	4 GB	2734
Huawei P10 Plus	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8 Chrome 58.0.3029.83	6 GB	3107
Huawei P10	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8 Chrome 56	4 GB	3129
Honor 9	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8 Chrome 59	4 GB	3149
Honor 8 Pro	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8 Chrome Version 57	6 GB	3157
Huawei MediaPad M5 10.8 Pro	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8 Chrome 68.0.3440.91	4 GB	3575
Huawei MediaPad M5 8.4	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8 Chrome 66	4 GB	3734

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Honor 5C	Kirin 650	Mali-T830 MP2 Chrome 51	2 GB	9111
Huawei P9 Lite	Kirin 650	Mali-T830 MP2 Chrome 50.0.2661.89	3 GB	9397

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Trekstor Surftab Theatre L15	MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz	Mali-T720 MP2 Chrome 72	2 GB	12550
Trekstor SurfTab B10	MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz	Mali-T720 MP2 Chrome 72	2 GB	15571

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Huawei P10	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8 Android WebView 3.2.6	4 GB	7346
Huawei Mate 9	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8 900 MHz Android WebView 3.2.6	4 GB	7565

HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs HiSilicon Kirin 650 vs MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz