HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G, speed testing 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 732G is octa-core (Kryo 470). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G or Snapdragon 732G and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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 732G

20%

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

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

78%

Snapdragon 732G

74%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

21%

Snapdragon 732G

19%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Snapdragon 732G
Total score	345831	289103
CPU	96840	80940
GPU	131412	109849
MEM	55325	46248
UX	62245	52047

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Snapdragon 732G
Single-Core	746	636
Multi-Core	2536	2289

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Snapdragon 732G
Frequency	2360 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	8 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	3x2.22 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 3x1.84 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	1x2.3 GHz Kryo 470 1x2.2 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	14.9
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache
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 2% better than Snapdragon 732G in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G has 2 more core than Snapdragon 732G. 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	750 MHz
GFloPS	846	452.14
# 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	27.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	57.8	47.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	47.7	46.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	43.8	39.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	47.9	37.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	74.5	60.4
Real Racing 3	95.4	70.4
Sniper 3D	104.9	75
Need for Speed No Limits	76.3	56.3
Mortal Kombat X	76.3	75
CSR Racing 2	62	61

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	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G is better: 31
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G is better: 8
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets 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.

Snapdragon 732G SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 732G specs and review.