Helio P22 vs Kirin 655
We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Helio P22 (with PowerVR GE8320 graphics) and HiSilicon Kirin 655 (Mali-T830 MP2). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of MediaTek Helio P22
- Shows significantly better (up to 47%) AnTuTu 8 score – 98K vs 67K
- Announced 1-year and 6-months later
- Has a smaller size transistor (12 versus 16 nm)
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 655
- Higher GPU frequency (~38%)
- 6% higher CPU clock speed (2120 vs 2000 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 8
| CPU | 39267 | - |
| GPU | 5607 | - |
| Memory | 25856 | - |
| UX | 14233 | - |
| Total score | 98852 | 67424 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 23.95 Mpixels/s | 62 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 4.81 images/s | 8.67 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 8.82 words/s | 14 words/s |
| Machine learning | 5.31 images/s | 9.82 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 2.51 images/s | 4.12 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 0.59 Mnodes/s | 1.21 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 150.25 Krows/s | 300.3 Krows/s |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Helio P22 and Kirin 655CPU
| Architecture | 8x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53 | 4x 2.12 GHz – Cortex-A53 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2000 MHz | 2120 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process | 12 nanometers | 16 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 5.5 billion | 4 billion |
| TDP | 5 W | 5 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | PowerVR GE8320 | Mali-T830 MP2 |
| Architecture | Rogue | Midgard |
| GPU frequency | 650 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 64 | 32 |
| FLOPS | 41 Gigaflops | 40 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL version | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| DirectX version | 11 | 11 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR3 |
| Memory frequency | 1600 MHz | 933 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 32 Bit |
| Max size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | CorePilot | No |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Max display resolution | 1600 x 720 | 1920 x 1200 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 21MP, 2x 13MP | 1x 21MP, 2x 13MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 30FPS | 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265 | H.264, H.265 |
| Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 7 | LTE Cat. 6 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 300 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 50 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 4 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 4.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
Info
| Announced | May 2018 | December 2016 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | MT6762R | - |
| Official page | MediaTek Helio P22 official site | - |
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