HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, comparison of GPUs Mali-G57 MP6 and Adreno 630.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Snapdragon 855 is octa-core (Kryo 385). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as GFXBench, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, Neocore, Vellamo, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, Geekbench, and how good the processors are in games Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chip is better to buy HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G or Snapdragon 855 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9.

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 855

21%

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

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

78%

Snapdragon 855

71%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

21%

Snapdragon 855

19%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Snapdragon 855
Total score	345831	297918
CPU	96840	83417
GPU	131412	113205
MEM	55325	47670
UX	62245	53625

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Snapdragon 855
Single-Core	746	674
Multi-Core	2536	2359

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Snapdragon 855
Frequency	2360 MHz	2960 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	8x2.96 GHz Kryo 385
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	10 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	12 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	31.78	34.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		768 KB
L3 cache		2 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.1-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 855 is 20% better than HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G has 2 more core than Snapdragon 855. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G57 MP6	Adreno 630
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	846	712
# of Cores	6
# of Shader Units		512
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	26.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	57.8	56.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	47.7	61.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	43.8	55.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	47.9	50.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	74.5	76.1
Real Racing 3	95.4	76.8
Sniper 3D	104.9	98.2
Need for Speed No Limits	76.3	98.2
Mortal Kombat X	76.3	98.2
CSR Racing 2	62	67.5

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	60 MP
Dual Camera resolution	24 MP	20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 280
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 X50 LTE modem
Download speed	7350 MBit/s.	4000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3400 MBit/s.	1200 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: 20
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 is better: 18
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips 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 855 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 855 specs and review.