HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G vs MediaTek Dimensity 600 5G

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G vs MediaTek Dimensity 600 5G, comparison of GPUs Mali-G57 MC1 and Mali-G57 MP6.

This performance comparison includes two processors: HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Dimensity 600 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G or Dimensity 600 5G and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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%

Dimensity 600 5G

15%

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

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

78%

Dimensity 600 5G

76%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

21%

Dimensity 600 5G

13%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Dimensity 600 5G
Total score	345831	215034
CPU	96840	60204
GPU	131412	81704
MEM	55325	34403
UX	62245	38700

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Dimensity 600 5G
Single-Core	746	443
Multi-Core	2536	1774

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Dimensity 600 5G
Frequency	2360 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	3x2.22 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 3x1.84 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 6x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	12 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	2133
Memory bandwidth	31.78	13
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		32 KB
L2 cache		320 KB
L3 cache		1 MB
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 HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G is 15% better than Dimensity 600 5G in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G has 2 more core than Dimensity 600 5G. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G57 MP6	Mali-G57 MC1
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	846
# of Cores	6
# 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	26.3	20.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	57.8	40.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	47.7	46.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	43.8	36.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	47.9	35.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	74.5	50.1
Real Racing 3	95.4	69.6
Sniper 3D	104.9	74.2
Need for Speed No Limits	76.3	55.7
Mortal Kombat X	76.3	67.3
CSR Racing 2	62	51

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	16 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	21	5G Multi-Mode
Download speed	7350 MBit/s.	2770 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3400 MBit/s.	500 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	Galileo E1 + E5a, Glonass L1OF, QZSS L1CA+ L5, GPS L1CA+L5, BeiDou B1I+ B2a, NavIC
NFC support	No	Yes
5G support	Yes	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G is better: 29
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 600 5G is better: 8
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, 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.

Dimensity 600 5G SoC - all data

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

• Dimensity 600 5G specs and review.