Dimensity 8350 vs Kirin 9025

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8350 (with Mali-G615 MP6 graphics) and HiSilicon Kirin 9025 (Maleoon 920). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8350
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 7 nm)
  • 29% higher CPU clock speed (3350 vs 2600 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 30%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1724K vs 1325K
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 9025
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 8350

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1724757
1325732
CPU 514672 370183
GPU 480538 295489
Memory 275946 434593
UX 453601 225467
Total score 1724757 1325732
Samples [198 tests] Less than 3

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
1420
Multi-Core Score
4313
4199
Asset compression 186.1 MB/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 139.7 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 134.2 Mpixels/sec -
Image detection 88.8 images/sec -
HDR 116.5 Mpixels/sec -
Background blur 12.9 images/sec -
Photo processing 36.3 images/sec -
Ray tracing 5 Mpixels/sec -
Samples 25 tests -
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 15.8 images/sec -
Face detection 7.75 images/sec -
Horizon detection 0.41 Gpixels/sec -
Edge detection 0.54 Gpixels/sec -
Gaussian blur 0.47 Gpixels/sec -
Feature matching 0.15 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 16.2 Gpixels/sec -
Particle physics 1712.6 FPS -
API OpenCL -
Samples 16 tests -

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 1205 -
Graphics test 9 FPS -
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 4852 -
Graphics test 18 FPS -
Section 1 20 FPS -
Section 2 19 FPS -
Section 3 16 FPS -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-29 (Snork)AnTuTu 121873256
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-28 (GT 30 Pro User)AnTuTu 121778021
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-17 (Kei)AnTuTu 121841782
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-13 -> karl1994AnTuTu 121820253
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Rolling)AnTuTu 121705856
HiSilicon Kirin 9025
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 8350 and Kirin 9025

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
1x 2.6 GHz – TaiShan V121
3x 2.15 GHz – TaiShan V120
4x 1.6 GHz – Taishan-Little
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3350 MHz 2600 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8-A
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 10 MB
Process 4 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W -
Manufacturing TSMC SMIC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G615 MP6 Maleoon 920
Architecture Valhall 4rd gen Maleoon
GPU frequency 1400 MHz -
Pipelines 6 4
Shading units 128 256
Total shaders 768 1024
FLOPS 2150.4 Gigaflops -
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 3.0
DirectX version - 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 780 Da Vinci

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 68.2 Gb/s 68.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP -
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem MediaTek T800 Balong 6000
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5170 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed - Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.4 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced November 2024 October 2026
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number MT6897, MT6897Z_A/ZA, MT8792Z/NA Hi36C0V110
Official page MediaTek Dimensity 8350 official site -
Successor - MediaTek Dimensity 8450 -
Further details
Notes on Dimensity 8350:
    - The Dimensity 8350 Ultra differs from the Dimensity 8350 by featuring a new Gaming Engine.

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