HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G vs MediaTek Kompanio 1200

Let's find out which one of MediaTek Kompanio 1200 and HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  MediaTek Kompanio 1200 HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
• Family
  Mediatek Kompanio HiSilicon Kirin
• CPU group
  MediaTek Kompanio 900/1200/1300 HiSilicon Kirin 990
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  3 8

In this block we are going to compare MediaTek Kompanio 1200 vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
• Overclocking
  No No

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in MediaTek Kompanio 1200 and HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G57 MP5 ARM Mali-G76 MP16
• GPU frequency
  0.01 GHz 0.60 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.01 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  5 16
• Shader
  80 256
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 4 GB
• Max. displays
  2 2
• Generation
  Vallhall 1 Bifrost 3
• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2020 Q3/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between MediaTek Kompanio 1200 and HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  Decode No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between MediaTek Kompanio 1200 and HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-2133 LPDDR4X-2133
• Max. Memory
  8 GB
• Memory channels
  4 (Quad Channel) 4
• ECC
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for MediaTek Kompanio 1200 or HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  6 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for MediaTek Kompanio 1200 and HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  6 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• L3-Cache
  -- 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55 Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q1/2022 Q3/2019
• Part Number
  MT8195 --