HiSilicon Kirin 820 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8100

Compared 2 processors: HiSilicon Kirin 820, vs MediaTek Dimensity 8100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs HiSilicon Kirin 820 and MediaTek Dimensity 8100
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
HiSilicon Kirin 820
494513
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
855531
CPU146219256612
GPU144816242461
Memory101046174728
UX102432181730
NanoReview Score494513855531
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
HiSilicon Kirin 820
n/a
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
5860
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a35 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
HiSilicon Kirin 820
788
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
1140
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
HiSilicon Kirin 820
1972
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
3624
File Compression99.6 MB/s165.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser46.6 pages/s110.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering65.3 MP/sec139.8 MP/sec
Background Blur6.16 frames/s10.3 frames/s
Photo Processing17.7 frames/s30 frames/s
Image Detection36.4 frames/s79.5 frames/s
HDR60.3 MP/sec116.3 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.86 MP/sec4.71 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 58 FPS (Low) 77 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 41 FPS (Ultra) 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 27 FPS (Low) 26 FPS (High)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 74 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 48 FPS (Ultra) 98 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 57 FPS (Ultra) 59 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 33 FPS (Medium) 57 FPS (Ultra)
Device Huawei Honor X10 (1080x2400) OnePlus Ace (1080x2412)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 3x 2.22 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process n/a TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2360 2850
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L3 Cache n/a 4 MB
Process tech. 7 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 5 W 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G57 MP6 Mali-G610 MP6
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Valhall 3rd gen
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 860 MHz
Execution Units 6 6
Shader Units 32 64
Total shader 192 384
FLOPS 326.4 GFLOPS 660.5 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes MediaTek APU 580

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 31.78 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 12 GB 16 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 3360x1440 pixels 2960x1440 pixels
Camera 1x48 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem Balong 5000 MediaTek UltraSave 2.0
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 21
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4600 MB/s Up to 4700 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 2500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced March, 2020 yr March, 2022 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename n/a MT6895Z/TCZA

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8100 the clear winner in this comparison.

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