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29

Points
Hisilicon Kirin 970

Kirin 970

49

Points
Mediatek Dimensity 8100

Dimensity 8100
Overview - Kirin 970 Vs Dimensity 8100

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Kirin 970 vs Dimensity 8100 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 8100 35
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Kirin 970 10
Dimensity 8100 30
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Kirin 970 64
Dimensity 8100 82
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Kirin 970 29
Dimensity 8100 49
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Kirin 970 Dimensity 8100
CPU 77046 204875
GPU 90560 311503
Memory 66398 130636
UX 59977 161518
Total score 293981 808532
Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Dimensity 8100

  • Dimensity 8100 has 20.76% higher CPU clock speed than Kirin 970 (2850 vs 2360 MHz).
  • Dimensity 8100 has 7.29% higher GPU clock speed than Kirin 970 (912 vs 850 MHz).
  • Dimensity 8100 has 242.98% higher memory frequency than Kirin 970 (6400 vs 1866 MHz).
  • Dimensity 8100 has 50% smaller sized transistor than Kirin 970 (5 vs 10 nm).
  • Dimensity 8100 has 175.03% better AnTuTu 9 score than Kirin 970 (809 K vs 294 K ).
  • Dimensity 8100 has latest instruction set, hence better than Kirin 970.
  • Dimensity 8100 Support 71.81% higher memory bandwidth than Kirin 970 (51.2 vs 29.8 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Kirin 970 390
Dimensity 8100 969

Multi-Core Score

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Kirin 970 1361
Dimensity 8100 4081

Image compression

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Kirin 970 76.9
Dimensity 8100

Face detection

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Kirin 970 14
Dimensity 8100

Speech recognition

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Kirin 970 24.5
Dimensity 8100

Machine learning

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Kirin 970 21.8
Dimensity 8100

Camera shooting

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Kirin 970 11.4
Dimensity 8100

HTML 5

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Kirin 970 1.46
Dimensity 8100

SQLite

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Kirin 970 417.7
Dimensity 8100

3DMark

5%
Kirin 970
Stability 80%

Graphics test 6 FPS
29%
Dimensity 8100
Stability 94%

Graphics test 34 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K @ 60 Hz WQHD+ @120Hz / Full HD+ @168Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 2960 x 1440
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR, HDR-10 HDR10+
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

58%
Turbo Clock Speed

2360 MHz

71%
Turbo Clock Speed

2850 MHz

45%
Base Frequency

1840 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 4x 2.36 GHz – Cortex A73
    4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex A53
     4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache 0.5 MB -
  • L3 cache 2 MB 4 MB
  • Process 10 nm 5 nm
  • Transistor count 5.5 Billion -
  • TDP 9 W 8 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali G72 MP12 Mali-G610 MC6
  • Architecture Bifrost Valhall 2
  • GPU frequency 850 MHz 912 MHz
  • Execution units 12 6
  • Shading units 192 -
  • FLOPS 347 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 6400 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 29.8 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB -
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Dedicated NPU APU 580 (multi-core)
  • Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2960 x 1440
  • Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, VC-1 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
  • Audio codecs 32 bit@384 kHz, HD-audio AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - R16-ready 5G modem
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 21
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 4700 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed - -
  • 4G Upload Speed 150 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 5 6
  • Bluetooth 4.2 5.3
  • 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 8100

Mediatek Dimensity 8100
CPU
35%
GPU
30%
Memory
75%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 8100?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Dimensity 8100 with a 20.76% higher clock speed (2850 MHz vs 2360 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 8100?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Dimensity 8100 with a 7.29% higher GPU clock speed (912 MHz vs 850 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 8100?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Dimensity 8100 with a 242.98% higher memory frequency (6400 MHz vs 1866 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 8100?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Dimensity 8100 with a 50% smaller transistor size (5 nm vs 10 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 8100?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Dimensity 8100 with a 175.03% better score (808532 vs 293981).

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