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44

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Mediatek Dimensity 1200

Dimensity 1200

29

Points
Hisilicon Kirin 970

Kirin 970
Overview - Dimensity 1200 Vs Kirin 970

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Dimensity 1200 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
Dimensity 1200 29
Kirin 970 13
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Dimensity 1200 24
Kirin 970 10
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Dimensity 1200 79
Kirin 970 64
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Dimensity 1200 44
Kirin 970 29
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Dimensity 1200 Kirin 970
CPU 170589 77046
GPU 233643 90560
Memory 118786 66398
UX 145445 59977
Total score 668463 293981
Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Dimensity 1200

  • Dimensity 1200 has 27.12% higher CPU clock speed than Kirin 970 (3000 vs 2360 MHz).
  • Dimensity 1200 has 128.62% higher memory frequency than Kirin 970 (4266 vs 1866 MHz).
  • Dimensity 1200 has 40% smaller sized transistor than Kirin 970 (6 vs 10 nm).
  • Dimensity 1200 has 127.38% better AnTuTu 9 score than Kirin 970 (668 K vs 294 K).
  • Dimensity 1200 has latest instruction set, hence better than Kirin 970.
  • Dimensity 1200 Support 33.33% higher memory bandwidth than Kirin 970 (1600 vs 1200 MHz).

Pros of Hisilicon Kirin 970

  • Kirin 970 Support 2.76% higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 1200 (29.8 vs 29 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Dimensity 1200 925
Kirin 970 390

Multi-Core Score

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Dimensity 1200 3246
Kirin 970 1361

Image compression

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Dimensity 1200 171.75
Kirin 970 76.9

Face detection

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Dimensity 1200 32.25
Kirin 970 14

Speech recognition

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Dimensity 1200 51.5
Kirin 970 24.5

Machine learning

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Dimensity 1200 51.65
Kirin 970 21.8

Camera shooting

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Dimensity 1200 27.35
Kirin 970 11.4

HTML 5

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Dimensity 1200 3.76
Kirin 970 1.46

SQLite

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Dimensity 1200 931.9
Kirin 970 417.7

3DMark

21%
Dimensity 1200
Stability 93%

Graphics test 25 FPS
5%
Kirin 970
Stability 80%

Graphics test 6 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display Full HD+ @ 168 Hz 4K @ 60 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display 4K @ 60 Hz -
  • HDR HDR10+, HDR10 HDR, HDR-10
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

58%
Turbo Clock Speed

2360 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

45%
Base Frequency

1840 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-A78
    3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 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 32 KB -
  • L2 cache 0.32 MB 0.5 MB
  • L3 cache 8 MB 2 MB
  • Process 6 nm 10 nm
  • Transistor count - 5.5 Billion
  • TDP 10 W 9 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G77 MC9 Mali G72 MP12
  • Architecture Valhall Bifrost
  • GPU frequency 850 MHz 850 MHz
  • Execution units 9 12
  • Shading units 144 192
  • 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 4266 MHz 1866 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 29 Gbit/s 29.8 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Dedicated NPU
  • Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 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, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, VC-1
  • Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV 32 bit@384 kHz, HD-audio
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 19 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes No
  • 5G Download Speed 4700 Mbps -
  • 4G Download Speed 1600 Mbps 1200 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 2500 Mbps -
  • 4G Upload Speed - 150 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 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 Dimensity 1200

Mediatek Dimensity 1200
CPU
29%
GPU
24%
Memory
50%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

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 Dimensity 1200 and Kirin 970?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Dimensity 1200 with a 27.12% higher clock speed (3000 MHz vs 2360 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Dimensity 1200 and Kirin 970?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Dimensity 1200 with a 128.62% higher memory frequency (4266 MHz vs 1866 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Dimensity 1200 and Kirin 970?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Dimensity 1200 with a 40% smaller transistor size (6 nm vs 10 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Dimensity 1200 and Kirin 970?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Dimensity 1200 with a 127.38% better score (668463 vs 293981).