HiSilicon Kirin 9000E vs MediaTek Dimensity 800U

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 9000E vs MediaTek Dimensity 800U, comparison of GPUs Mali-G57 MC3 and Mali-G78 MP22.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 9000E is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77) and Dimensity 800U is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like AnTuTu, Quadrant, Octane V2, Geekbench, GFXBench, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, Neocore, PassMark, even the gaming performance of processors in Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chip is better to buy Kirin 9000E or Dimensity 800U and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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

Kirin 9000E

48%

Dimensity 800U

23%

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

Kirin 9000E

78%

Dimensity 800U

76%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 9000E

45%

Dimensity 800U

22%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 9000E	Dimensity 800U
Total score	678577	329621
CPU	189996	92292
GPU	257866	125254
MEM	108569	52742
UX	122143	59341

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 9000E	Dimensity 800U
Single-Core	992	738
Multi-Core	3714	2510

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 9000E	Dimensity 800U
Frequency	3130 MHz	2400 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x3 13 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 3x2.54 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 4x2.06 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	4x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	10 W
Memory type	LPDDR5, LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	2133
Memory bandwidth	44	17.07
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 Kirin 9000E is 23% better than Dimensity 800U in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G78 MP22	Mali-G57 MC3
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	986	512
# of Cores	22	3
# 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	26.7	30.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	80.3	42.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	48.7	53.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	44.1	48.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	68.9	35.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	100.7	59.7
Real Racing 3	60.9	66.6
Sniper 3D	107.1	101.3
Need for Speed No Limits	87.7	95.9
Mortal Kombat X	70.6	61.3
CSR Racing 2	58.4	58.6

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	128 MP	64 MP
Dual Camera resolution	48 MP	20 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	Balong 5G	5G Multi-Mode
Download speed	15000 MBit/s.	2300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	14000 MBit/s.	1200 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	BeiDou B1I, QZSS L1CA, Glonass L1OF, Galileo E1, GPS L1CA
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	No	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 9000E is better: 27
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 800U is better: 9
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Kirin 9000E and Dimensity 800U, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 9000E SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 9000E specs and review.

Dimensity 800U SoC - all data

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

• Dimensity 800U specs and review.