MediaTek Helio G100 vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G100, vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G100 and HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
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 990 (5G)
714339
CPU130560223187
GPU71805212580
Memory111938140763
UX115288137809
NanoReview Score429591714339
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G100
n/a
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
3286
Stabilityn/a55 %
Graphics Testn/a19 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G100
733
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
964
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G100
2028
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
3146
File Compression99.6 MB/s133.5 MB/s
HTML5 Browser52.5 pages/s76.3 pages/s
PDF Rendering74.5 MP/sec114.7 MP/sec
Background Blur5.97 frames/s10.9 frames/s
Photo Processing20.3 frames/s30.1 frames/s
Image Detection39.2 frames/s62.2 frames/s
HDR61.5 MP/sec91.2 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.88 MP/sec4 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 58 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 44 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 30 FPS (High)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Huawei Honor 30 Pro Plus (1200x2640)

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 2x 2.86 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 2x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2200 2860
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache n/a 512 KB
L2 cache n/a 2 MB
Process tech. 6 nm 7 nm
Transistor count n/a 8 billion
Power (TDP) n/a 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G76 MP16
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Bifrost 3rd gen
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 600 MHz
Execution Units 2 16
Shader Units 32 24
Total shader 64 384
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 460.8 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
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 Da Vinci

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 17.1 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
Max RAM 12 GB 12 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
- UFS 3.0
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3360x1440 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels n/a
Video recording 2K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VC-1
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a Balong 5000
4G Support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 650 MB/s Up to 4600 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s n/a
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou

Other

Announced August, 2024 yr October, 2019 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) the clear winner in this comparison.

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