MediaTek Dimensity 700 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests MediaTek Dimensity 700 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980, comparison of GPUs Mali-G76 MP18 and Mali-G57 MC2.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Dimensity 700 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Kirin 980 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software such as Neocore, Octane V2, AnTuTu 8, Vellamo, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5, and how good the CPUs are in games Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, PUBG etc.

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processors is better to buy Dimensity 700 or Kirin 980 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, 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 700

20%

Kirin 980

25%

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

Dimensity 700

76%

Kirin 980

71%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Dimensity 700

19%

Kirin 980

22%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Dimensity 700	Kirin 980
Total score	285883	354810
CPU	80048	99354
GPU	108632	134833
MEM	45749	56759
UX	51452	63863

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Dimensity 700	Kirin 980
Single-Core	640	765
Multi-Core	2177	2602

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Dimensity 700	Kirin 980
Frequency	2200 MHz	2600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	12 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	1600
Memory bandwidth	17.07	31.78
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 980 is 15% better than Dimensity 700 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 MC2	Mali-G76 MP18
GPU Frequency	950 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	486	581.14
# of Cores	2	18
# 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	26.8	27.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	46.4	54.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	45.5	58.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	38.9	40.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	36.1	46.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	59.9	74.3
Real Racing 3	56.9	87.3
Sniper 3D	100.1	93.1
Need for Speed No Limits	63.7	93.1
Mortal Kombat X	72.8	66.9
CSR Racing 2	50.1	69.8

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	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 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.	1400 MBit/s.
Upload speed	500 MBit/s.	900 MBit/s.
Navigation	QZSS L1CA, Glonass L1OF, BeiDou B1I, Galileo E1, GPS L1CA	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 700 is better: 10
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 980 is better: 27
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Dimensity 700 SoC - all data

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

• Dimensity 700 specs and review.

Kirin 980 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 980 specs and review.