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29

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Hisilicon Kirin 970

Kirin 970

37

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MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus

Dimensity 6100 Plus
Overview - Kirin 970 Vs Dimensity 6100 Plus

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Kirin 970 vs Dimensity 6100 Plus SoCs by Hisilicon and Mediatek 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
Kirin 970 13
Dimensity 6100 Plus 18
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Kirin 970 10
Dimensity 6100 Plus 13
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Kirin 970 64
Dimensity 6100 Plus 79
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Kirin 970 29
Dimensity 6100 Plus 37
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Kirin 970 Dimensity 6100 Plus
CPU 77046 112256
GPU 90560 98184
Memory 66398 66187
UX 59977 84704
Total score 293981 361331
Key Differences

Pros of Hisilicon Kirin 970

  • Kirin 970 has 7.27% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 6100 Plus (2360 vs 2200 MHz).

Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus

  • Dimensity 6100 Plus has 11.76% higher GPU clock speed than Kirin 970 (950 vs 850 MHz).
  • Dimensity 6100 Plus has 14.31% higher memory frequency than Kirin 970 (2133 vs 1866 MHz).
  • Dimensity 6100 Plus has 40% smaller sized transistor than Kirin 970 (6 vs 10 nm).
  • Dimensity 6100 Plus has 22.91% better AnTuTu 9 score than Kirin 970 (361 K vs 294 K ).
  • Dimensity 6100 Plus has latest instruction set, hence better than Kirin 970.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Kirin 970 390
Dimensity 6100 Plus 580

Multi-Core Score

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Kirin 970 1361
Dimensity 6100 Plus 1707

Image compression

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Kirin 970 76.9
Dimensity 6100 Plus

Face detection

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Kirin 970 14
Dimensity 6100 Plus

Speech recognition

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Kirin 970 24.5
Dimensity 6100 Plus

Machine learning

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Kirin 970 21.8
Dimensity 6100 Plus

Camera shooting

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Kirin 970 11.4
Dimensity 6100 Plus

HTML 5

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Kirin 970 1.46
Dimensity 6100 Plus

SQLite

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Kirin 970 417.7
Dimensity 6100 Plus

3DMark

5%
Kirin 970
Stability 80%

Graphics test 6 FPS
N/A
Dimensity 6100 Plus
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

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

CPU

58%
Turbo Clock Speed

2360 MHz

54%
Turbo Clock Speed

2200 MHz

45%
Base Frequency

1840 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 4x 2.36 GHz – Cortex A73
    4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex A53
     2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache - 512 KB
  • L2 cache 0.5 MB 1 MB
  • L3 cache 2 MB 2 MB
  • Process 10 nm 6 nm
  • Transistor count 5.5 Billion -
  • TDP 9 W -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali G72 MP12 Mali-G57 MC2
  • Architecture Bifrost Valhall
  • GPU frequency 850 MHz 950 MHz
  • Execution units 12 2
  • Shading units 192 32
  • FLOPS 347 Gigaflops 243 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.0 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 29.8 Gbit/s 17.07 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 12 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Dedicated NPU Yes
  • Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, VC-1 H.264, H.265, VP9
  • Audio codecs 32 bit@384 kHz, HD-audio AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - 3GPP Release-16 standard 5G modem
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 -
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 3300 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed - -
  • 4G Upload Speed 150 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 5 5
  • Bluetooth 4.2 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Hisilicon Kirin 970

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

MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus

MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus
CPU
18%
GPU
13%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 6100 Plus?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Kirin 970 with a 7.27% higher clock speed (2360 MHz vs 2200 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 6100 Plus?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Dimensity 6100 Plus with a 11.76% higher GPU clock speed (950 MHz vs 850 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 6100 Plus?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Dimensity 6100 Plus with a 14.31% higher memory frequency (2133 MHz vs 1866 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 6100 Plus?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Dimensity 6100 Plus with a 40% smaller transistor size (6 nm vs 10 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 6100 Plus?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Dimensity 6100 Plus with a 22.91% better score (361331 vs 293981).