MediaTek Dimensity 1000C vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek Dimensity 1000C vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G, compare of GPUs Mali-G57 MP6 and Mali-G57 MP5.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Dimensity 1000C is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77) and Kirin 820 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications of the chipsets, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications such as Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, Geekbench, PCMark, GFXBench, PassMark, 3DMark, Octane V2, AnTuTu, Quadrant, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, and how good the CPUs are in games Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat etc.

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Dimensity 1000C or Kirin 820 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

Dimensity 1000C

31%

Kirin 820 5G

26%

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

Dimensity 1000C

76%

Kirin 820 5G

76%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Dimensity 1000C

29%

Kirin 820 5G

25%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Dimensity 1000C	Kirin 820 5G
Total score	430976	371861
CPU	120673	104122
GPU	163767	141298
MEM	68953	59497
UX	77577	66924

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Dimensity 1000C	Kirin 820 5G
Single-Core	923	802
Multi-Core	3047	2727

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Dimensity 1000C	Kirin 820 5G
Frequency	2000 MHz	2360 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 4x2.0 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)	10 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1600
Memory bandwidth	29.87	31.78
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.3-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 820 5G is 15% better than Dimensity 1000C in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G57 MP5	Mali-G57 MP6
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	705.5	846
# of Cores	5	6
# of Shader Units
Display	2520 x 1080 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	27.1	29.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	55.6	57.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	57.3	47.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	41.8	39.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	46.9	48.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	76.6	74.7
Real Racing 3	86	71.4
Sniper 3D	74.5	90.4
Need for Speed No Limits	68.8	66.6
Mortal Kombat X	83.1	54.7
CSR Racing 2	63	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	64 MP	48 MP
Dual Camera resolution	32 MP	24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	240	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 Multi-Mode	21
Download speed	4600 MBit/s.	7350 MBit/s.
Upload speed	2500 MBit/s.	3400 MBit/s.
Navigation	BeiDou B1I+ B2a, GPS L1CA+L5, NavIC, Galileo E1 + E5a, QZSS L1CA+ L5, Glonass L1OF	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 1000C is better: 22
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G is better: 13
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Dimensity 1000C and Kirin 820 5G, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Dimensity 1000C SoC - all data

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

• Dimensity 1000C 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.