HiSilicon Kirin 990E vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 990E vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G, compare of GPUs Mali-G57 MP6 and Mali-G76 MP12.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 990E 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 step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, Octane V2, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, Quadrant, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, PassMark, and how good the SoCs are in games PUBG, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat etc.

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chip is better to buy Kirin 990E or Kirin 820 5G and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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 990E

31%

Kirin 820 5G

26%

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

Kirin 990E

75%

Kirin 820 5G

76%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 990E

29%

Kirin 820 5G

25%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 990E	Kirin 820 5G
Total score	433894	371861
CPU	121487	104122
GPU	164888	141298
MEM	69424	59497
UX	78108	66924

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 990E	Kirin 820 5G
Single-Core	929	802
Multi-Core	3068	2727

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 990E	Kirin 820 5G
Frequency	2860 MHz	2360 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	10300 millions
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 990E 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 MP12	Mali-G57 MP6
GPU Frequency	800 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	489.38	846
# of Cores	12	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	28.6	29.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	56.3	57.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	58.7	47.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	42.3	39.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	47.8	48.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	77.8	74.7
Real Racing 3	102.7	71.4
Sniper 3D	111.5	90.4
Need for Speed No Limits	93.9	66.6
Mortal Kombat X	67.5	54.7
CSR Racing 2	64.6	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	5G NR	21
Download speed	2300 MBit/s.	7350 MBit/s.
Upload speed	1250 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 990E is better: 21
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G is better: 11
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Kirin 990E and Kirin 820 5G, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 990E SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 990E 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.