MediaTek Dimensity 1100 vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek Dimensity 1100 vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G, comparison of GPUs Mali-G77 MC9 and Mali-G57 MP6.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Dimensity 1100 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A78) and Kirin 820 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like Neocore, Octane V2, AnTuTu, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, GFXBench, Quadrant, Vellamo, 3DMark, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Geekbench, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy Dimensity 1100 or Kirin 820 5G and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, 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

Dimensity 1100

42%

Kirin 820 5G

26%

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

Dimensity 1100

79%

Kirin 820 5G

76%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Dimensity 1100

39%

Kirin 820 5G

25%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Dimensity 1100	Kirin 820 5G
Total score	592862	371861
CPU	165998	104122
GPU	225277	141298
MEM	94858	59497
UX	106709	66924

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Dimensity 1100	Kirin 820 5G
Single-Core	1261	802
Multi-Core	3913	2727

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Dimensity 1100	Kirin 820 5G
Frequency	2600 MHz	2360 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	5600 millions
Core configuration	4x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 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	4266	1600
Memory bandwidth	29	31.78
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	32 KB
L2 cache	320 KB
L3 cache	8 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 Dimensity 1100 is 9% 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-G77 MC9	Mali-G57 MP6
GPU Frequency	800 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	504	846
# of Cores	9	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	26.7	29.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	67.2	57.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	92.9	47.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	51.5	39.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	57.1	48.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	84.7	74.7
Real Racing 3	116.1	71.4
Sniper 3D	148.6	90.4
Need for Speed No Limits	130.1	66.6
Mortal Kombat X	120.8	54.7
CSR Racing 2	120.8	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	108 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	Sub 6GHz 5G Multi-Mode	21
Download speed	4700 MBit/s.	7350 MBit/s.
Upload speed	2500 MBit/s.	3400 MBit/s.
Navigation	Galileo E1 + E5a, GPS L1CA+L5, NavIC, BeiDou B1I+ B2a, Glonass L1OF, QZSS L1CA+ L5	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 1100 is better: 31
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G is better: 10
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Dimensity 1100 and Kirin 820 5G, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Dimensity 1100 SoC - all data

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

• Dimensity 1100 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.