HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845, comparison of GPUs Mali-G57 MP6 and Adreno 630.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Snapdragon 845 SDM845 is octa-core (Kryo 385). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications of the processors, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software like Geekbench, AnTuTu, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, PassMark, Octane V2, PCMark, 3DMark, Quadrant, and how good the chipsets are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G or Snapdragon 845 SDM845 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

24%

Snapdragon 845 SDM845

20%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

78%

Snapdragon 845 SDM845

63%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

21%

Snapdragon 845 SDM845

19%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Snapdragon 845 SDM845
Total score	345831	280088
CPU	96840	78415
GPU	131412	106425
MEM	55325	44812
UX	62245	50418

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Snapdragon 845 SDM845
Single-Core	746	616
Multi-Core	2536	2218

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Snapdragon 845 SDM845
Frequency	2360 MHz	2800 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	3x2.22 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 3x1.84 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	8x2.8 GHz Kryo 385
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	12 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	31.78	29.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		2 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 845 SDM845 is 15% better than HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G has 2 more core than Snapdragon 845 SDM845. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G57 MP6	Adreno 630
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	846	712
# of Cores	6
# of Shader Units		512
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	26.3	26.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	57.8	54.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	47.7	61.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	43.8	53.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	47.9	47.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	74.5	69.9
Real Racing 3	95.4	123.2
Sniper 3D	104.9	135.5
Need for Speed No Limits	76.3	86.2
Mortal Kombat X	76.3	98.6
CSR Racing 2	62	86.2

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	48 MP	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	24 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 280
Video Encoding FPS	60	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	21	Qualcomm Snapdragon X20 LTE modem
Download speed	7350 MBit/s.	1200 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3400 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G is better: 22
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 is better: 15
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G and Snapdragon 845 SDM845, as well as read the test results at the links below.

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark

• HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G specs and review.

Snapdragon 845 SDM845 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark

• Snapdragon 845 SDM845 specs and review.