MediaTek Dimensity 600 5G vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests MediaTek Dimensity 600 5G vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G, comparison of GPUs Mali-G57 MP6 and Mali-G57 MC1.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Dimensity 600 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Kirin 820 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the specifications of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like PCMark, Neocore, AnTuTu, Vellamo, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5, PassMark, GFXBench, Quadrant, and how good the SoCs are in games Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D etc.
   After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chip is better to buy Dimensity 600 5G or Kirin 820 5G and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, 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 600 5G

15%

Kirin 820 5G

26%

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

Dimensity 600 5G

76%

Kirin 820 5G

76%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Dimensity 600 5G

13%

Kirin 820 5G

25%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Dimensity 600 5G	Kirin 820 5G
Total score	215034	371861
CPU	60204	104122
GPU	81704	141298
MEM	34403	59497
UX	38700	66924

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Dimensity 600 5G	Kirin 820 5G
Single-Core	443	802
Multi-Core	1774	2727

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Dimensity 600 5G	Kirin 820 5G
Frequency	2000 MHz	2360 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 6x1.8 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)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	12 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	1600
Memory bandwidth	13	31.78
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	32 KB
L2 cache	320 KB
L3 cache	1 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 Kirin 820 5G is 15% 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-G57 MC1	Mali-G57 MP6
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS		846
# of Cores		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	20.8	29.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	40.5	57.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	46.4	47.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	36.1	39.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	35.8	48.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	50.1	74.7
Real Racing 3	69.6	71.4
Sniper 3D	74.2	90.4
Need for Speed No Limits	55.7	66.6
Mortal Kombat X	67.3	54.7
CSR Racing 2	51	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	16 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	2770 MBit/s.	7350 MBit/s.
Upload speed	500 MBit/s.	3400 MBit/s.
Navigation	Galileo E1 + E5a, Glonass L1OF, QZSS L1CA+ L5, GPS L1CA+L5, BeiDou B1I+ B2a, NavIC	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 600 5G is better: 9
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G is better: 28
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software 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 processors Dimensity 600 5G and Kirin 820 5G, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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.

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.