MediaTek MT8161 vs HiSilicon Kirin 910 vs MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz

MediaTek MT8161

The MediaTek MT8161 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-720 graphics card, a LPDDR3 memory controller (e.g., accessing 1 GB in the Lenovo Tab 2 A8-50), Bluetooth 4.0 and dual-band 802.11 b/g/n are integrated in the SoC.

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

HiSilicon Kirin 910

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The HiSilicon Kirin 910 is an ARM based quad core SoC for Android smartphones and tablets. As HiSilicon is fully owned by Huawei, the chip is mostly used in Huawei models like the MediaPad X1, P6 S, MediaPad M1 and Honor 3C 4G). The SoC integrates four Cortex-A9 cores (at 1.6 GHz max.), a ARM Mali-450 MP4 GPU (at 533 MHz), a 32-bit single-channel LPDDR3-1600 memory controller (533 MHz) and a LTE Cat. 4 radio. The similar named HiSilicon Kirin 910T is a 200 MHz higher clocked (CPU) version.

At the time of announcement in mid 2014, the CPU performance is in the mid-range of smartphone and tablet SoCs. The power consumption is a bit higher than usual, as the CPU cores are rather high clocked.

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

MediaTek MT8161

HiSilicon Kirin 910

MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz

Series

Mediatek

Codename

Cortex-A53

Cortex-A9

Cortex-A53

Series: 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

HiSilicon Kirin 910T	1.8 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A9
Rockchip RK3188	1.8 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A9
HiSilicon Kirin 910 «	1.6 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A9
Renesas MP5232	1.5 GHz	2 / 2	Cortex-A9
Broadcom BCM21664T	1.2 GHz	2 / 2	Cortex-A9
Marvell PXA986	1.2 GHz	2 / 2	Cortex-A9
NXP i.MX 6SLL	1 GHz	1 / 1	Cortex-A9
WonderMedia PRIZM WM8950	1 GHz	1 / 1	Cortex-A9

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

1300 MHz

1600 MHz

1500 MHz

Cores / Threads

4 / 4

Technology

28 nm

Features

LP-DDR3 memory controller, 1080p video encode, 1080p video decode, embedded GPS / GLONASS / BeiDou module, Bluetooth 4.0, FM radio support, ARM Jazelle, ARM TrustZone

ARMv7, Mali-450 MP4 (533 MHz), LTE (Cat. 4), Single-Channel LPDDR3-1600 (6.4 GB/s)

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-T720 MP2

ARM Mali-T720 MP2 (600 MHz)

Architecture

ARM

Announced

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics

100%

¹ MT8161 +

8693 Points (7%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Lenovo Tab 2 A8-50F	MT8161	Mali-T720 MP2	1 GB	8693

113%

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Huawei MediaPad X1	Kirin 910	Mali-450 MP4 533 MHz	2 GB	9720
Huawei MediaPad M1 8.0	Kirin 910	Mali-450 MP4 533 MHz	1 GB	9849

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

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

MediaTek MT8161 vs HiSilicon Kirin 910 vs MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz

MediaTek MT8161

HiSilicon Kirin 910

MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz

Benchmarks

Average Benchmarks MediaTek MT8161 → 100% n=4

Average Benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 910 → 82% n=4

Average Benchmarks MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz → 121% n=4

Average Benchmarks MediaTek MT8161 → 100% ⁿ⁼⁴

Average Benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 910 → 82% ⁿ⁼⁴

Average Benchmarks MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz → 121% ⁿ⁼⁴