Apple A17 Bionic vs HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

Comparisons 09-03-2023

Full comparison data of Apple A17 Bionic vs HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G, testing of graphics chips (GPU). A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table. From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like 3DMark, GFXBench, PassMark, Geekbench, PCMark, AnTuTu, Neocore, Quadrant, Vellamo, even the gaming performance of CPUs in GTA, Asphalt 9, Minecraft, Fortnite, PUBG, Call of Duty, Madout2 etc.
After reading the results these tests and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy A17 Bionic or HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G.

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

A17 Bionic

91%

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

24%

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

A17 Bionic

87%

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

78%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A17 Bionic

88%

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

21%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A17 Bionic	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G
Total score	1272718	345831
CPU	356360	96840
GPU	483633	131412
MEM	203638	55325
UX	229097	62245

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A17 Bionic	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G
Single-Core	2435	746
Multi-Core	7152	2536

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A17 Bionic	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G
Frequency	3640 MHz	2360 MHz
Cores	6	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	3 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	22000 millions
Core configuration	2x3.64 GHz ARM 4x2.42 GHz ARM	3x2.22 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 3x1.84 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	32 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	4266	1600
Memory bandwidth	128	31.78
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	3 MB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	96 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv9	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here A17 Bionic is 35% better than HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Apple A17 Bionic	Mali-G57 MP6
GPU Frequency	3640 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	3425	846
# of Cores	6	6
# of Shader Units
Display	2796 x 1290 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	48.5	26.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	151.2	57.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	90.2	47.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	83.2	43.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	128.7	47.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	185.7	74.5
Real Racing 3	181.6	95.4
Sniper 3D	199.6	104.9
Need for Speed No Limits	125.9	76.3
Mortal Kombat X	130.6	76.3
CSR Racing 2	108.1	62

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	64 MP	48 MP
Dual Camera resolution	32 MP	24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	120	60
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	Dolby Vision, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	5G Modem	21
Download speed	12000 MBit/s.	7350 MBit/s.
Upload speed	9000 MBit/s.	3400 MBit/s.
Navigation	GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, Dual frequency GNSS, GNSS, SBAS, GPS, NavIC, Beidou, NavIC enabled	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A17 Bionic is better: 38
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G is better: 1
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full video of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

A17 Bionic SoC - all data

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

• A17 Bionic specs and review.

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.