HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs Samsung Exynos 9 9820

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs Samsung Exynos 9 9820, comparison of GPUs Mali-G76 MP12 and Mali-G76 MP18.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 990 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Exynos 9 9820 is octa-core (Exynos M3 Mongoose). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as 3DMark, PassMark, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, Neocore, Octane V2, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, even the gaming performance of processors in Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processors is better to buy Kirin 990 5G or Exynos 9 9820 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, 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%

Exynos 9 9820

28%

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

Kirin 990 5G

73%

Exynos 9 9820

69%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 990 5G

29%

Exynos 9 9820

26%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 990 5G	Exynos 9 9820
Total score	456731	399622
CPU	127884	111888
GPU	173566	151860
MEM	73076	63940
UX	82211	71931

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 990 5G	Exynos 9 9820
Single-Core	945	862
Multi-Core	3118	2930

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 990 5G	Exynos 9 9820
Frequency	2860 MHz	2700 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	8 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 2x2.36 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.7 GHz Exynos M3 Mongoose 2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 2x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	12 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	2133
Memory bandwidth	31.78	31.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache		2 MB
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 5% better than Exynos 9 9820 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-G76 MP12
GPU Frequency	950 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	581.14	489.38
# of Cores	18	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	28.4	28.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	57.5	44.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	59.6	54.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	43.6	37.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	50.7	36.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	77.2	55.2
Real Racing 3	74.5	68.6
Sniper 3D	131.1	71.4
Need for Speed No Limits	83.4	76.9
Mortal Kombat X	86.4	71.4
CSR Racing 2	65.6	65.9

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	22 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Five sensors supported 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	1400 MBit/s.	2024 MBit/s.
Upload speed	900 MBit/s.	316 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G is better: 29
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 9 9820 is better: 11
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Kirin 990 5G and Exynos 9 9820, 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.

Exynos 9 9820 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 990 5G specs and review.