HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G vs Apple A12 Bionic

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G vs Apple A12 Bionic, speed testing of GPUs Apple A12 Bionic and Mali-G57 MP6.

This performance comparison includes two processors: HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and A12 Bionic is gexa-core (Vortex). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as Vellamo, 3DMark, GFXBench, Octane V2, Neocore, Geekbench, PassMark, AnTuTu, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, and how good the CPUs are in games Sniper 3D, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Real Racing 3 etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G or A12 Bionic and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, 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

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

24%

A12 Bionic

30%

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

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

78%

A12 Bionic

72%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

21%

A12 Bionic

29%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	A12 Bionic
Total score	345831	419987
CPU	96840	117593
GPU	131412	159589
MEM	55325	67188
UX	62245	75591

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	A12 Bionic
Single-Core	746	900
Multi-Core	2536	2970

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	A12 Bionic
Frequency	2360 MHz	2490 MHz
Cores	6	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count		6900 millions
Core configuration	3x2.22 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 3x1.84 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	12 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	2133
Memory bandwidth	31.78	34.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
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 A12 Bionic is 5% 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	Mali-G57 MP6	Apple A12 Bionic
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	2500 MHz
GFloPS	846	586
# of Cores	6	4
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2688 x 1242 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	27.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	57.8	54.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	47.7	56.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	43.8	40.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	47.9	45.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	74.5	74.5
Real Racing 3	95.4	84.5
Sniper 3D	104.9	107
Need for Speed No Limits	76.3	67.6
Mortal Kombat X	76.3	64.7
CSR Racing 2	62	78.8

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	12 MP
Dual Camera resolution	24 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	60	960
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	21	Intel XMM 7560 LTE
Download speed	7350 MBit/s.	1000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3400 MBit/s.	350 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS
NFC support	No	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G is better: 16
The number of parameters for which Apple A12 Bionic is better: 22
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, 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.

A12 Bionic SoC - all data

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

• A12 Bionic specs and review.