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Mediatek Helio G96

Helio G96

29

Points
Hisilicon Kirin 970

Kirin 970
Overview - Helio G96 Vs Kirin 970

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Helio G96 vs Kirin 970 SoCs by Mediatek and Hisilicon respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Helio G96 17
Kirin 970 13
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Helio G96 12
Kirin 970 10
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Helio G96 57
Kirin 970 64
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Helio G96 29
Kirin 970 29
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Helio G96 Kirin 970
CPU 98570 77046
GPU 76840 90560
Memory 70017 66398
UX 94023 59977
Total score 339450 293981
Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Helio G96

  • Helio G96 has 11.76% higher GPU clock speed than Kirin 970 (950 vs 850 MHz).
  • Helio G96 has 14.31% higher memory frequency than Kirin 970 (2133 vs 1866 MHz).
  • Helio G96 has 15.47% better AnTuTu 9 score than Kirin 970 (339 K vs 294 K).
  • Helio G96 has latest instruction set, hence better than Kirin 970.

Pros of Hisilicon Kirin 970

  • Kirin 970 has 15.12% higher CPU clock speed than Helio G96 (2360 vs 2050 MHz).
  • Kirin 970 has 16.67% smaller sized transistor than Helio G96 (10 vs 12 nm).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Helio G96 544
Kirin 970 390

Multi-Core Score

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Helio G96 1884
Kirin 970 1361

Image compression

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Helio G96
Kirin 970 76.9

Face detection

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Helio G96
Kirin 970 14

Speech recognition

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Helio G96
Kirin 970 24.5

Machine learning

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Helio G96
Kirin 970 21.8

Camera shooting

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Helio G96
Kirin 970 11.4

HTML 5

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Helio G96
Kirin 970 1.46

SQLite

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Helio G96
Kirin 970 417.7

3DMark

6%
Helio G96
Stability 99%

Graphics test 6 FPS
5%
Kirin 970
Stability 80%

Graphics test 6 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120Hz 4K @ 60 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR10 HDR, HDR-10
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

51%
Turbo Clock Speed

2050 MHz

58%
Turbo Clock Speed

2360 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

45%
Base Frequency

1840 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
     4x 2.36 GHz – Cortex A73
    4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex A53
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - 0.5 MB
  • L3 cache - 2 MB
  • Process 12 nm 10 nm
  • Transistor count - 5.5 Billion
  • TDP - 9 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali G57 MC2 Mali G72 MP12
  • Architecture Valhall Bifrost
  • GPU frequency 950 MHz 850 MHz
  • Execution units 2 12
  • Shading units 32 192
  • FLOPS - 347 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.0
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
  • Max bandwidth - 29.8 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 10 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
  • Bus 2 x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Dedicated NPU
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • 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
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support No No
  • 5G Download Speed - -
  • 4G Download Speed 600 Mbps 1200 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed - -
  • 4G Upload Speed 150 Mbps 150 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 5 5
  • Bluetooth 5.2 4.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Mediatek Helio G96

Mediatek Helio G96
CPU
17%
GPU
12%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
57%

Hisilicon Kirin 970

Hisilicon Kirin 970
CPU
13%
GPU
10%
Memory
22%
Energy efficiency and battery life
64%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Helio G96 and Kirin 970?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Kirin 970 with a 15.12% higher clock speed (2360 MHz vs 2050 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Helio G96 and Kirin 970?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Helio G96 with a 11.76% higher GPU clock speed (950 MHz vs 850 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Helio G96 and Kirin 970?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Helio G96 with a 14.31% higher memory frequency (2133 MHz vs 1866 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Helio G96 and Kirin 970?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Kirin 970 with a 16.67% smaller transistor size (10 nm vs 12 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Helio G96 and Kirin 970?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Helio G96 with a 15.47% better score (339450 vs 293981).