HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G, compare of GPUs Mali-G57 MP6 and Adreno 618.

This performance comparison includes two processors: HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Snapdragon 730G is octa-core (Kryo 470). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, 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 Neocore, AnTuTu, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, GFXBench, Vellamo, Quadrant, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, 3DMark, Octane V2, and how good the processors are in games Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G or Snapdragon 730G and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, 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%

Snapdragon 730G

15%

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

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

78%

Snapdragon 730G

68%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

21%

Snapdragon 730G

12%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Snapdragon 730G
Total score	345831	211679
CPU	96840	59267
GPU	131412	80438
MEM	55325	33878
UX	62245	38107

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Snapdragon 730G
Single-Core	746	436
Multi-Core	2536	1746

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Snapdragon 730G
Frequency	2360 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	3x2.22 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 3x1.84 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	12 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	31.78	13.91
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache
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 HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G is 6% better than Snapdragon 730G in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G has 2 more core than Snapdragon 730G. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G57 MP6	Adreno 618
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	846	422
# of Cores	6
# of Shader Units		256
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	29.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	57.8	46.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	47.7	49.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	43.8	36.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	47.9	42.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	74.5	62.9
Real Racing 3	95.4	74
Sniper 3D	104.9	93.7
Need for Speed No Limits	76.3	78.9
Mortal Kombat X	76.3	78.9
CSR Racing 2	62	54.2

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	192 MP
Dual Camera resolution	24 MP	22 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 350
Video Encoding FPS	60	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	21	Qualcomm Snapdragon X15 LTE modem
Download speed	7350 MBit/s.	800 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3400 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G is better: 28
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G is better: 9
You need to understand 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 hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G and Snapdragon 730G, 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.

Snapdragon 730G SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 730G specs and review.