HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G vs HiSilicon Kirin 990E

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G vs HiSilicon Kirin 990E, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G76 MP12 and Mali-G57 MP6.

This performance comparison includes two processors: HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Kirin 990E is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests such as Octane V2, GFXBench, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, Vellamo, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, even the gaming performance of processors in Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3 etc.

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G or Kirin 990E 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%

Kirin 990E

31%

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

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

78%

Kirin 990E

75%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

21%

Kirin 990E

29%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Kirin 990E
Total score	345831	433894
CPU	96840	121487
GPU	131412	164888
MEM	55325	69424
UX	62245	78108

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Kirin 990E
Single-Core	746	929
Multi-Core	2536	3068

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Kirin 990E
Frequency	2360 MHz	2860 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count		10300 millions
Core configuration	3x2.22 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 3x1.84 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 2x2.36 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	12 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	31.78	31.78
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 990E is 17% better than HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G has 2 more core than Kirin 990E. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G57 MP6	Mali-G76 MP12
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	846	489.38
# of Cores	6	12
# of Shader Units
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	28.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	57.8	56.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	47.7	58.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	43.8	42.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	47.9	47.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	74.5	77.8
Real Racing 3	95.4	102.7
Sniper 3D	104.9	111.5
Need for Speed No Limits	76.3	93.9
Mortal Kombat X	76.3	67.5
CSR Racing 2	62	64.6

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	48 MP	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	60
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	21	5G NR
Download speed	7350 MBit/s.	2300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3400 MBit/s.	1250 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	Yes
5G support	Yes	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G is better: 12
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 990E is better: 20
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G and Kirin 990E, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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.

Kirin 990E SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 990E specs and review.