MediaTek Dimensity 1100 vs HiSilicon Kirin 990E

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks MediaTek Dimensity 1100 vs HiSilicon Kirin 990E, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G76 MP12 and Mali-G77 MC9.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Dimensity 1100 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A78) and Kirin 990E is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications like Octane V2, AnTuTu, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, Quadrant, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, PCMark, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5, 3DMark, even the gaming performance of SoCs in PUBG, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy Dimensity 1100 or Kirin 990E and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9.

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 990E

31%

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

Dimensity 1100

79%

Kirin 990E

75%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Dimensity 1100

39%

Kirin 990E

29%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Dimensity 1100	Kirin 990E
Total score	592862	433894
CPU	165998	121487
GPU	225277	164888
MEM	94858	69424
UX	106709	78108

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Dimensity 1100	Kirin 990E
Single-Core	1261	929
Multi-Core	3913	3068

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Dimensity 1100	Kirin 990E
Frequency	2600 MHz	2860 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	5600 millions	10300 millions
Core configuration	4x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 2x2.36 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	6 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	512 KB
L3 cache	8 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 9% better than Dimensity 1100 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-G76 MP12
GPU Frequency	800 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	504	489.38
# of Cores	9	12
# 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	28.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	67.2	56.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	92.9	58.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	51.5	42.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	57.1	47.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	84.7	77.8
Real Racing 3	116.1	102.7
Sniper 3D	148.6	111.5
Need for Speed No Limits	130.1	93.9
Mortal Kombat X	120.8	67.5
CSR Racing 2	120.8	64.6

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	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	32 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	5G NR
Download speed	4700 MBit/s.	2300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	2500 MBit/s.	1250 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	Yes
5G support	Yes	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 1100 is better: 28
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 990E is better: 9
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Dimensity 1100 and Kirin 990E, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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 990E SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 990E specs and review.