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Mediatek Dimensity 700

Dimensity 700

29

Points
Hisilicon Kirin 970

Kirin 970
Overview - Dimensity 700 Vs Kirin 970

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Dimensity 700 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.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Dimensity 700 17
Kirin 970 13
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Dimensity 700 11
Kirin 970 10
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Dimensity 700 75
Kirin 970 64
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Dimensity 700 34
Kirin 970 29
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Dimensity 700 Kirin 970
CPU 98632 77046
GPU 71777 90560
Memory 72555 66398
UX 93594 59977
Total score 336558 293981
Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Dimensity 700

  • Dimensity 700 has 11.76% higher GPU clock speed than Kirin 970 (950 vs 850 MHz).
  • Dimensity 700 has 14.31% higher memory frequency than Kirin 970 (2133 vs 1866 MHz).
  • Dimensity 700 has 30% smaller sized transistor than Kirin 970 (7 vs 10 nm).
  • Dimensity 700 has 14.48% better AnTuTu 9 score than Kirin 970 (337 K vs 294 K).
  • Dimensity 700 has latest instruction set, hence better than Kirin 970.

Pros of Hisilicon Kirin 970

  • Kirin 970 has 7.27% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 700 (2360 vs 2200 MHz).
  • Kirin 970 Support 74.58% higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 700 (29.8 vs 17.07 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Dimensity 700 544
Kirin 970 390

Multi-Core Score

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Dimensity 700 1884
Kirin 970 1361

Image compression

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Dimensity 700 101.85
Kirin 970 76.9

Face detection

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Dimensity 700 15
Kirin 970 14

Speech recognition

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Dimensity 700 32.9
Kirin 970 24.5

Machine learning

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Dimensity 700 27.9
Kirin 970 21.8

Camera shooting

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Dimensity 700 14.55
Kirin 970 11.4

HTML 5

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Dimensity 700 2.1
Kirin 970 1.46

SQLite

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Dimensity 700 543.4
Kirin 970 417.7

3DMark

6%
Dimensity 700
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+ @ 90Hz 4K @ 60 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display QHD @ 60Hz -
  • HDR HDR10 HDR, HDR-10
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

54%
Turbo Clock Speed

2200 MHz

58%
Turbo Clock Speed

2360 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

45%
Base Frequency

1840 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.2 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 7 nm 10 nm
  • Transistor count - 5.5 Billion
  • TDP 10 W 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 243 Gigaflops 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 17.07 Gbit/s 29.8 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 12 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 UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP
  • Video capture 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 2K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, VC-1
  • Audio codecs AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC 32 bit@384 kHz, HD-audio
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes No
  • 5G Download Speed 2770 Mbps -
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps 1200 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 500 Mbps -
  • 4G Upload Speed 211 Mbps 150 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 5 5
  • Bluetooth 5.1 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 700

Mediatek Dimensity 700
CPU
17%
GPU
11%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
75%

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 700 and Kirin 970?

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 Dimensity 700 and Kirin 970?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Dimensity 700 with a 11.76% higher GPU clock speed (950 MHz vs 850 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Dimensity 700 and Kirin 970?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Dimensity 700 with a 14.31% higher memory frequency (2133 MHz vs 1866 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Dimensity 700 and Kirin 970?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Dimensity 700 with a 30% smaller transistor size (7 nm vs 10 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Dimensity 700 and Kirin 970?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Dimensity 700 with a 14.48% better score (336558 vs 293981).