MediaTek Dimensity 800U vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks MediaTek Dimensity 800U vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G57 MP6 and Mali-G57 MC3.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Dimensity 800U is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Kirin 820 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, Vellamo, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, Quadrant, AnTuTu, PCMark, Octane V2, GFXBench, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, and how good the chipsets are in games Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chip is better to buy Dimensity 800U or Kirin 820 5G and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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 800U

23%

Kirin 820 5G

26%

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

Dimensity 800U

76%

Kirin 820 5G

76%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Dimensity 800U

22%

Kirin 820 5G

25%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Dimensity 800U	Kirin 820 5G
Total score	329621	371861
CPU	92292	104122
GPU	125254	141298
MEM	52742	59497
UX	59341	66924

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Dimensity 800U	Kirin 820 5G
Single-Core	738	802
Multi-Core	2510	2727

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Dimensity 800U	Kirin 820 5G
Frequency	2400 MHz	2360 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	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	12 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	1600
Memory bandwidth	17.07	31.78
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache
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 1% 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-G57 MC3	Mali-G57 MP6
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	512	846
# 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	29.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	42.6	57.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	53.3	47.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	48.7	39.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	35.3	48.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	59.7	74.7
Real Racing 3	66.6	71.4
Sniper 3D	101.3	90.4
Need for Speed No Limits	95.9	66.6
Mortal Kombat X	61.3	54.7
CSR Racing 2	58.6	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	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.	7350 MBit/s.
Upload speed	1200 MBit/s.	3400 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: 13
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G is better: 22
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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 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.