HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs MediaTek Dimensity 820

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs MediaTek Dimensity 820, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G78 MP24 and Mali-G57 MP5.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 9000 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77) and Dimensity 820 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications such as AnTuTu, GFXBench, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, PassMark, PCMark, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, Neocore, and how good the CPUs are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chipset is better to buy Kirin 9000 or Dimensity 820 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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

Kirin 9000

50%

Dimensity 820

30%

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

Kirin 9000

78%

Dimensity 820

75%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 9000

48%

Dimensity 820

27%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 9000	Dimensity 820
Total score	698731	418747
CPU	195645	117242
GPU	265527	159126
MEM	111800	67000
UX	125774	75366

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 9000	Dimensity 820
Single-Core	1023	897
Multi-Core	3714	2961

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 9000	Dimensity 820
Frequency	3130 MHz	2600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x3 13 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 3x2.54 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x2.06 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	4x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	10 W
Memory type	LPDDR5, LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	2133
Memory bandwidth	44	17.07
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.3-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 9000 is 16% better than Dimensity 820 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G78 MP24	Mali-G57 MP5
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	1076	705.5
# of Cores	24	5
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2520 x 1080 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	27.3	30.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	83.9	47.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	50.6	57.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	46.4	39.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	71.3	38.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	103.1	58.1
Real Racing 3	88.6	71.8
Sniper 3D	65.8	109.1
Need for Speed No Limits	60.7	68.9
Mortal Kombat X	65.8	66
CSR Racing 2	60.7	74.6

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	128 MP	80 MP
Dual Camera resolution	64 MP	32 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	240
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Balong 5G	5G Multi-Mode
Download speed	15000 MBit/s.	4700 MBit/s.
Upload speed	14000 MBit/s.	2500 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 9000 is better: 27
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 820 is better: 10
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Kirin 9000 and Dimensity 820, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 9000 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 9000 specs and review.

Dimensity 820 SoC - all data

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

• Dimensity 820 specs and review.