MediaTek Helio G100 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G100, vs HiSilicon Kirin 970. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G100 and HiSilicon Kirin 970
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Helio G100
429591
HiSilicon Kirin 970
353467
CPU13056080042
GPU71805106499
Memory11193881766
UX11528885160
NanoReview Score429591353467
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G100
n/a
HiSilicon Kirin 970
828
Stabilityn/a75 %
Graphics Testn/a4 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G100
733
HiSilicon Kirin 970
383
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G100
2028
HiSilicon Kirin 970
1373
File Compression99.6 MB/s83.3 MB/s
HTML5 Browser52.5 pages/s49.3 pages/s
PDF Rendering74.5 MP/sec51.8 MP/sec
Background Blur5.97 frames/s2.33 frames/s
Photo Processing20.3 frames/s10.3 frames/s
Image Detection39.2 frames/s14 frames/s
HDR61.5 MP/sec51.8 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.88 MP/sec2.62 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)
- 4/1.84 (Cortex A53)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2200 2360
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache n/a 512 KB
L2 cache n/a 2 MB
Process tech. 6 nm 10 nm
Transistor count n/a 5.5 billion
Power (TDP) n/a 9 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G72 MP12
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 746 MHz
Execution Units 2 12
Shader Units 32 12
Total shader 64 144
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 214.8 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes Yes

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 17.1 Gbit/s 29.8 Gbit/s
Max RAM 12 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3120x1440 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x48 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- VC-1
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- 32 bit@384 kHz
- HD-audio

Connectivity

4G Support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 18
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 650 MB/s Up to 1200 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 5
Bluetooth version 5.4 4.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced August, 2024 yr September, 2017 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename n/a Hi3670

Results

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