Comparisons 11-03-2021
Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G, comparison of GPUs Adreno 660 and Mali-G57 MP6.
This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 888 is octa-core (Cortex-X1 3x2.42) and Kirin 820 5G 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 CPUs, 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 testing software like PCMark, Quadrant, Neocore, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, GFXBench, PassMark, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, Geekbench, and how good the chipsets are in games Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Real Racing 3 etc.
After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 888 or Kirin 820 5G and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.
Summary benchmark resultsAs 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| Snapdragon 888 | 99% |
Kirin 820 5G | 74% |
Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)| Snapdragon 888 | 84% |
Kirin 820 5G | 76% |
Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming| Snapdragon 888 | 94% |
Kirin 820 5G | 71% |
Antutu 8Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed | Snapdragon 888 |
Kirin 820 5G | | Total score | 863876 | 371861 | | CPU | 258506 | 118605 | | GPU | 322301 | 124845 | | MEM | 148078 | 69518 | | UX | 135025 | 59014 |
GeekBench 5.2This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Snapdragon 888 |
Kirin 820 5G | | Single-Core | 1169 | 802 | | Multi-Core | 3687 | 2727 |
Comparison of specifications
CPU and Memory | Snapdragon 888 |
Kirin 820 5G | | Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2360 MHz | | Cores | 8 | 8 | | Bit | 64 | 64 | | Lithography | 5 nm | 7 nm | | Transistors count | | | | Core configuration | 1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78
4x1.8 GHz 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 | LPDDR5 (Quad Channel) | LPDDR4x | | Max. Memory | 16 Gb | 12 Gb | | Memory Frequency | 2750 | 1600 | | Memory bandwidth | 44 | 31.78 | | Neural Processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes | | L1 cache | 512 KB | | | L2 cache | 1 MB | | | L3 cache | 4 MB | | | Instruction set architecture (ISA) | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 888 is 16% 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 | Adreno 660 | Mali-G57 MP6 | | GPU Frequency | 700 MHz | 850 MHz | | GFloPS | 1486 | 846 | | # of Cores | | 6 | | # of Shader Units | 512 | | | Display | 3840 x 2160 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 | 27.5 | 29.7 | | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile) | 84.8 | 57.2 | | Garena Free Fire - The Cobra | 51.9 | 47.6 | | Call of Duty: Mobile | 47.3 | 39.6 | | Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile) | 72.2 | 48.9 | | Minecraft: Pocket Edition | 105.5 | 74.7 | | Real Racing 3 | 64.9 | 71.4 | | Sniper 3D | 67.5 | 90.4 | | Need for Speed No Limits | 72.7 | 66.6 | | Mortal Kombat X | 75.3 | 54.7 | | CSR Racing 2 | 72.7 | 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 8 and GeekBench 5.2 becnmarks.
Cameras| Camera resolution | 200 MP | 48 MP | | Dual Camera resolution | 64 MP | 24 MP | | Image Signal Processor (ISP) | Qualcomm Spectra 580 | | | Video Encoding FPS | 60 | 60 | | Video Encoding resolution | 8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD | 4K, 2K, FullHD | | Codec support | Dolby Vision, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10 | H.264, H.265/HEVC |
Networks and Navigation| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 Modem-RF System 5G | 21 | | Download speed | 7500 MBit/s. | 7350 MBit/s. | | Upload speed | 3000 MBit/s. | 3400 MBit/s. | | Navigation | GNSS, QZSS, GLONASS, SBAS, GPS, NavIC, NavIC enabled, Beidou, Galileo, Dual frequency GNSS | GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou | | NFC support | Yes | No | | 5G support | Yes | No |
Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 is better: 33
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G is better: 7
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.
• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu 8
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 5 mobile
CPU Versus Battle
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• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000
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• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu 8
• GeekBench 5 mobile
CPU Versus Battle
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro Vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
• Snapdragon 875 Vs Kirin 820 5G
• Apple A12Z Bionic Vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G Vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
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• HiSilicon Kirin 9000 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
• HiSilicon Kirin 9000E Vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
• Samsung Exynos 1080 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
• Apple A12X Bionic Vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
• Samsung Exynos 2100 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus Vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
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