MediaTek Dimensity 800U vs HiSilicon Kirin 810

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek Dimensity 800U vs HiSilicon Kirin 810, compare of GPUs Mali-G57 MC3 and Mali-G52 MP6.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Dimensity 800U is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Kirin 810 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Dimensity 800U or Kirin 810 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 800U

23%

Kirin 810

17%

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

Dimensity 800U

76%

Kirin 810

74%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Dimensity 800U

22%

Kirin 810

15%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Dimensity 800U	Kirin 810
Total score	329621	244271
CPU	92292	68392
GPU	125254	92828
MEM	52742	39092
UX	59341	43972

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Dimensity 800U	Kirin 810
Single-Core	738	503
Multi-Core	2510	2015

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Dimensity 800U	Kirin 810
Frequency	2400 MHz	2270 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.27 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 6x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	12 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	1600
Memory bandwidth	17.07
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache
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 800U is 5% better than Kirin 810 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 MC3	Mali-G52 MP6
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	512	426
# of Cores	3	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	30.3	28.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	42.6	32.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	53.3	58.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	48.7	39.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	35.3	24.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	59.7	37.6
Real Racing 3	66.6	73
Sniper 3D	101.3	93.4
Need for Speed No Limits	95.9	81.8
Mortal Kombat X	61.3	93.4
CSR Racing 2	58.6	70.1

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	20 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	2300 MBit/s.	1400 MBit/s.
Upload speed	1200 MBit/s.	900 MBit/s.
Navigation	BeiDou B1I, QZSS L1CA, Glonass L1OF, Galileo E1, GPS L1CA	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 800U is better: 25
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 810 is better: 13
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 parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Dimensity 800U SoC - all data

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

• Dimensity 800U specs and review.

Kirin 810 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 810 specs and review.