HiSilicon Kirin 990E vs MediaTek Dimensity 600 5G

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 990E vs MediaTek Dimensity 600 5G, comparison of GPUs Mali-G76 MP12 and Mali-G57 MC1.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 990E is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Dimensity 600 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 chipsets, 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 parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, PassMark, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, PCMark, AnTuTu 8, Vellamo, Quadrant, and how good the processors are in games Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chipset is better to buy Kirin 990E or Dimensity 600 5G and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, 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 990E

31%

Dimensity 600 5G

15%

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

Kirin 990E

75%

Dimensity 600 5G

76%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 990E

29%

Dimensity 600 5G

13%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 990E	Dimensity 600 5G
Total score	433894	215034
CPU	121487	60204
GPU	164888	81704
MEM	69424	34403
UX	78108	38700

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 990E	Dimensity 600 5G
Single-Core	929	443
Multi-Core	3068	1774

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 990E	Dimensity 600 5G
Frequency	2860 MHz	2000 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	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 6x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	12 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	2133
Memory bandwidth	31.78	13
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		32 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	320 KB
L3 cache		1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 990E is 30% better than Dimensity 600 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 MC1
GPU Frequency	800 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	489.38
# of Cores	12
# 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	28.6	20.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	56.3	40.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	58.7	46.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	42.3	36.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	47.8	35.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	77.8	50.1
Real Racing 3	102.7	69.6
Sniper 3D	111.5	74.2
Need for Speed No Limits	93.9	55.7
Mortal Kombat X	67.5	67.3
CSR Racing 2	64.6	51

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	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 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	5G NR	5G Multi-Mode
Download speed	2300 MBit/s.	2770 MBit/s.
Upload speed	1250 MBit/s.	500 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	Galileo E1 + E5a, Glonass L1OF, QZSS L1CA+ L5, GPS L1CA+L5, BeiDou B1I+ B2a, NavIC
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 990E is better: 27
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 600 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 parallel comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Kirin 990E and Dimensity 600 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.

Dimensity 600 5G SoC - all data

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

• Dimensity 600 5G specs and review.