Samsung Exynos 1080 vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 1080 vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G, compare of GPUs Mali-G57 MP6 and Mali-G78 MP24.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 1080 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A78) 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 presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like GFXBench, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, 3DMark, PCMark, PassMark, AnTuTu, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, and how good the CPUs are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chip is better to buy Exynos 1080 or Kirin 820 5G and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, 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

Exynos 1080

48%

Kirin 820 5G

26%

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

Exynos 1080

78%

Kirin 820 5G

76%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 1080

45%

Kirin 820 5G

25%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 1080	Kirin 820 5G
Total score	676347	371861
CPU	189378	104122
GPU	257014	141298
MEM	108209	59497
UX	121743	66924

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 1080	Kirin 820 5G
Single-Core	1023	802
Multi-Core	3731	2727

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 1080	Kirin 820 5G
Frequency	3000 MHz	2360 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 4x3.0 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)	9 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1600
Memory bandwidth	44	31.78
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.3-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Exynos 1080 is 21% 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-G78 MP24	Mali-G57 MP6
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	1076	846
# of Cores	24	6
# of Shader Units
Display	4096 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	25.5	29.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	79.5	57.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	47.7	47.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	43.1	39.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	67.7	48.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	99.7	74.7
Real Racing 3	59.6	71.4
Sniper 3D	76.3	90.4
Need for Speed No Limits	57.2	66.6
Mortal Kombat X	69.2	54.7
CSR Racing 2	66.8	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	240 MP	48 MP
Dual Camera resolution	48 MP	24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	120	60
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Exynos Modem 5200	21
Download speed	14000 MBit/s.	7350 MBit/s.
Upload speed	12000 MBit/s.	3400 MBit/s.
Navigation	Galileo, QZSS, GPS, Glonass, Beidou, SBAS	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 1080 is better: 31
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G is better: 7
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Exynos 1080 and Kirin 820 5G, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Exynos 1080 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 1080 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.