Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G, compare of GPUs Adreno 630 and Mali-G57 MP6.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 845 SDM845 is octa-core (Kryo 385) and Kirin 820 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the specifications of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like GFXBench, Vellamo, Neocore, Quadrant, AnTuTu, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, Octane V2, Geekbench, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, and how good the processors are in games Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, PUBG etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 845 SDM845 or Kirin 820 5G and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, 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

Snapdragon 845 SDM845

20%

Kirin 820 5G

26%

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

Snapdragon 845 SDM845

63%

Kirin 820 5G

76%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 845 SDM845

19%

Kirin 820 5G

25%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 845 SDM845	Kirin 820 5G
Total score	280088	371861
CPU	78415	104122
GPU	106425	141298
MEM	44812	59497
UX	50418	66924

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 845 SDM845	Kirin 820 5G
Single-Core	616	802
Multi-Core	2218	2727

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 845 SDM845	Kirin 820 5G
Frequency	2800 MHz	2360 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.8 GHz Kryo 385	1x2.36 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 3x2.22 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 3x1.84 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1600
Memory bandwidth	29.8	31.78
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
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 Kirin 820 5G in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 630	Mali-G57 MP6
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	712	846
# 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	29.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	54.9	57.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	61.6	47.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	53.7	39.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	47.1	48.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	69.9	74.7
Real Racing 3	123.2	71.4
Sniper 3D	135.5	90.4
Need for Speed No Limits	86.2	66.6
Mortal Kombat X	98.6	54.7
CSR Racing 2	86.2	57.1

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

Networks and Navigation

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

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 is better: 15
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G is better: 22
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 joint comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Snapdragon 845 SDM845 and Kirin 820 5G, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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.

Kirin 820 5G SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 820 5G specs and review.