HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs MediaTek Dimensity 820

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs MediaTek Dimensity 820, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G57 MP5 and Mali-G76 MP18.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 990 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Dimensity 820 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 990 5G or Dimensity 820 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, 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%

Dimensity 820

30%

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

Kirin 990 5G

73%

Dimensity 820

75%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 990 5G

29%

Dimensity 820

27%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 990 5G	Dimensity 820
Total score	456731	418747
CPU	127884	117242
GPU	173566	159126
MEM	73076	67000
UX	82211	75366

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 990 5G	Dimensity 820
Single-Core	945	897
Multi-Core	3118	2961

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 990 5G	Dimensity 820
Frequency	2860 MHz	2600 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	4x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	10 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	12 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	2133
Memory bandwidth	31.78	17.07
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.3-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 9% better than Dimensity 820 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 MP5
GPU Frequency	950 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	581.14	705.5
# of Cores	18	5
# 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	28.4	30.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	57.5	47.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	59.6	57.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	43.6	39.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	50.7	38.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	77.2	58.1
Real Racing 3	74.5	71.8
Sniper 3D	131.1	109.1
Need for Speed No Limits	83.4	68.9
Mortal Kombat X	86.4	66
CSR Racing 2	65.6	74.6

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	32 MP	80 MP
Dual Camera resolution		32 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	21	5G Multi-Mode
Download speed	1400 MBit/s.	4700 MBit/s.
Upload speed	900 MBit/s.	2500 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: 26
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 820 is better: 11
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Kirin 990 5G and Dimensity 820, 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.

Dimensity 820 SoC - all data

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

• Dimensity 820 specs and review.