HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G vs Samsung Exynos 9825

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G vs Samsung Exynos 9825, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G57 MP6 and Mali-G76 MP12.

This performance comparison includes two processors: HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Exynos 9825 is octa-core (Exynos M3 Mongoose). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G or Exynos 9825 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2.

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%

Exynos 9825

26%

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

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

78%

Exynos 9825

72%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G

21%

Exynos 9825

25%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Exynos 9825
Total score	345831	361112
CPU	96840	101103
GPU	131412	137221
MEM	55325	57779
UX	62245	65002

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Exynos 9825
Single-Core	746	778
Multi-Core	2536	2648

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G	Exynos 9825
Frequency	2360 MHz	3300 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	2x3.4 GHz Exynos M3 Mongoose 2x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	12 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	31.78	31.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache		4 MB
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 Exynos 9825 is 28% better than HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G has 2 more core than Exynos 9825. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G57 MP6	Mali-G76 MP12
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	846	489.38
# of Cores	6	12
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	4096 x 2160 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	28.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	57.8	55.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	47.7	45.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	43.8	37.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	47.9	46.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	74.5	71.3
Real Racing 3	95.4	68.1
Sniper 3D	104.9	72.6
Need for Speed No Limits	76.3	81.7
Mortal Kombat X	76.3	72.6
CSR Racing 2	62	59

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	22 MP
Dual Camera resolution	24 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	120
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	21	LTE-Advanced Pro Cat.20 8CA
Download speed	7350 MBit/s.	2024 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3400 MBit/s.	316 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G is better: 19
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 9825 is better: 19
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs HiSilicon KIRIN 820E 5G and Exynos 9825, 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.

Exynos 9825 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 9825 specs and review.