HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs Unisoc Tiger T7520

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs Unisoc Tiger T7520, compare of GPUs Mali-G57 MP6 and Mali-G76 MP18.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 990 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Tiger T7520 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 990 5G or Tiger T7520 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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%

Tiger T7520

17%

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

Kirin 990 5G

73%

Tiger T7520

78%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 990 5G

29%

Tiger T7520

16%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 990 5G	Tiger T7520
Total score	456731	236686
CPU	127884	66278
GPU	173566	89949
MEM	73076	37865
UX	82211	42609

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 990 5G	Tiger T7520
Single-Core	945	488
Multi-Core	3118	1952

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 990 5G	Tiger T7520
Frequency	2860 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	6 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 2x2.36 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 6x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	12 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1066
Memory bandwidth	31.78	29
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache		4 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 23% better than Tiger T7520 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	26.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	57.5	30.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	59.6	55.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	43.6	36.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	50.7	22.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	77.2	34.9
Real Racing 3	74.5	69.5
Sniper 3D	131.1	122.3
Need for Speed No Limits	83.4	89
Mortal Kombat X	86.4	63.9
CSR Racing 2	65.6	77.8

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	100 MP
Dual Camera resolution		48 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Vivi Magic
Video Encoding FPS	60	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	21	Makalu IVY510 5G
Download speed	1400 MBit/s.	8000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	900 MBit/s.	4000 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G is better: 25
The number of parameters for which Unisoc Tiger T7520 is better: 13
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 parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Kirin 990 5G and Tiger T7520, 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.

Tiger T7520 SoC - all data

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

• Tiger T7520 specs and review.