HiSilicon Kirin 8000 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 8000 with MediaTek Dimensity 8500. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Kirin 8000

990

Dimensity 8500

1712

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 8000

2921

Dimensity 8500

6701

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A77 3x 2.19 GHz – Cortex-A77 4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex-A55	1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	7 nm	4 nm
Neural Processing	NPU	MediaTek NPU 880

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 12 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G610 MP4	Mali-G720 MP8
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	864 MHz	1300 MHz
Execution units	4	8
Shaders	256	1024
DirectX		12
OpenCL API	2.0	3.0
Vulkan API	1.3	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		2960x1440
Max camera resolution		1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed		5.17 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.2	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS