HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G, comparison of GPUs Mali-G76 MP18 and Mali-G57 MP6.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 990 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Kirin 820 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like Geekbench, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, Neocore, Quadrant, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, PCMark, 3DMark, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, and how good the processors are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 990 5G or Kirin 820 5G and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2.

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 990 5G

32%

Kirin 820 5G

26%

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

Kirin 990 5G

73%

Kirin 820 5G

76%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 990 5G

29%

Kirin 820 5G

25%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 990 5G	Kirin 820 5G
Total score	456731	371861
CPU	127884	104122
GPU	173566	141298
MEM	73076	59497
UX	82211	66924

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 990 5G	Kirin 820 5G
Single-Core	945	802
Multi-Core	3118	2727

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 990 5G	Kirin 820 5G
Frequency	2860 MHz	2360 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 2x2.36 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	1x2.36 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 3x2.22 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 3x1.84 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	12 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	31.78	31.78
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 990 5G is 17% better than Kirin 820 5G in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G76 MP18	Mali-G57 MP6
GPU Frequency	950 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	581.14	846
# of Cores	18	6
# of Shader Units
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	28.4	29.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	57.5	57.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	59.6	47.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	43.6	39.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	50.7	48.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	77.2	74.7
Real Racing 3	74.5	71.4
Sniper 3D	131.1	90.4
Need for Speed No Limits	83.4	66.6
Mortal Kombat X	86.4	54.7
CSR Racing 2	65.6	57.1

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	32 MP	48 MP
Dual Camera resolution		24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	60
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	21	21
Download speed	1400 MBit/s.	7350 MBit/s.
Upload speed	900 MBit/s.	3400 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G is better: 23
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G is better: 8
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Kirin 990 5G and Kirin 820 5G, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 990 5G SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 990 5G specs and review.

Kirin 820 5G SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 820 5G specs and review.