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29

Points
Hisilicon Kirin 970

Kirin 970

26

Points
Mediatek Helio G88

Helio G88
Overview - Kirin 970 Vs Helio G88

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Kirin 970 vs Helio G88 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
Helio G88 12
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Kirin 970 10
Helio G88 8
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Kirin 970 64
Helio G88 57
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Kirin 970 29
Helio G88 26
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Kirin 970 Helio G88
CPU 77046 69667
GPU 90560 47988
Memory 66398 44409
UX 59977 44272
Total score 293981 206336
Key Differences

Pros of Hisilicon Kirin 970

  • Kirin 970 has 18.00% higher CPU clock speed than Helio G88 (2360 vs 2000 MHz).
  • Kirin 970 has 3.67% higher memory frequency than Helio G88 (1866 vs 1800 MHz).
  • Kirin 970 has 16.67% smaller sized transistor than Helio G88 (10 vs 12 nm).
  • Kirin 970 has 42.48% better AnTuTu 9 score than Helio G88 (294 K vs 206 K).
  • Kirin 970 Support 300.00% higher memory bandwidth than Helio G88 (1200 vs 300 MHz).

Pros of Mediatek Helio G88

  • Helio G88 has 17.65% higher GPU clock speed than Kirin 970 (1000 vs 850 MHz).
  • Helio G88 has latest instruction set, hence better than Kirin 970.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Kirin 970 390
Helio G88 377

Multi-Core Score

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Kirin 970 1361
Helio G88 1290

Image compression

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Kirin 970 76.9
Helio G88 82.7

Face detection

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Kirin 970 14
Helio G88 9.99

Speech recognition

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Kirin 970 24.5
Helio G88 25.2

Machine learning

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Kirin 970 21.8
Helio G88 19.5

Camera shooting

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Kirin 970 11.4
Helio G88 9.38

HTML 5

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Kirin 970 1.46
Helio G88 1.41

SQLite

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Kirin 970 417.7
Helio G88 415.2

3DMark

5%
Kirin 970
Stability 80%

Graphics test 6 FPS
4%
Helio G88
Stability 98%

Graphics test 4 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K @ 60 Hz Full HD+ @90Hz
  • 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

50%
Turbo Clock Speed

2000 MHz

45%
Base Frequency

1840 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

  • Architecture 4x 2.36 GHz – Cortex A73
    4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex A53
     2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
    6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache 0.5 MB -
  • L3 cache 2 MB -
  • Process 10 nm 12 nm
  • Transistor count 5.5 Billion -
  • TDP 9 W -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali G72 MP12 Mali-G52 MC2
  • Architecture Bifrost Bifrost
  • GPU frequency 850 MHz 1000 MHz
  • Execution units 12 2
  • Shading units 192 32
  • FLOPS 347 Gigaflops 62 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 1800 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 29.8 Gbit/s 13.41 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 8 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 eMMC 5.1
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP 1x 64MP, 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 AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 7
  • 5G support No No
  • 5G Download Speed - -
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps 300 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed - -
  • 4G Upload Speed 150 Mbps 100 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 5 5
  • Bluetooth 4.2 5.0
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
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 Helio G88

Mediatek Helio G88
CPU
12%
GPU
8%
Memory
21%
Energy efficiency and battery life
57%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Kirin 970 and Helio G88?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Kirin 970 with a 18.00% higher clock speed (2360 MHz vs 2000 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Kirin 970 and Helio G88?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Helio G88 with a 17.65% higher GPU clock speed (1000 MHz vs 850 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Kirin 970 and Helio G88?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Kirin 970 with a 3.67% higher memory frequency (1866 MHz vs 1800 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Kirin 970 and Helio G88?

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 Kirin 970 and Helio G88?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Kirin 970 with a 42.48% better score (293981 vs 206336).