HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G vs MediaTek Helio G90

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G vs MediaTek Helio G90, comparison of GPUs Mali-G57 MP6 and Mali-G76 3EEMC4.

This performance comparison includes two processors: HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Helio G90 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chipset is better to buy HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G or Helio G90 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2.

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%

Helio G90

20%

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

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

78%

Helio G90

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

21%

Helio G90

17%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Helio G90
Total score	345831	288218
CPU	96840	80707
GPU	131412	109520
MEM	55325	46115
UX	62245	51878

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Helio G90
Single-Core	746	634
Multi-Core	2536	2282

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Helio G90
Frequency	2360 MHz	2050 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	3x2.22 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 3x1.84 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.05 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	10 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	2133
Memory bandwidth	31.78
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache
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 HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G is 13% better than Helio G90 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G has 2 more core than Helio G90. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G57 MP6	Mali-G76 3EEMC4
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	846	248
# of Cores	6	4
# 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	26.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	57.8	46.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	47.7	45.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	43.8	38.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	47.9	36.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	74.5	59.8
Real Racing 3	95.4	91.2
Sniper 3D	104.9	86.6
Need for Speed No Limits	76.3	63.8
Mortal Kombat X	76.3	66.1
CSR Racing 2	62	59.3

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	64 MP
Dual Camera resolution	24 MP	24 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	4G LTE WorldMode modem
Download speed	7350 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3400 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G is better: 29
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio G90 is better: 5
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to 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.

Helio G90 SoC - all data

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

• Helio G90 specs and review.