MediaTek Dimensity 6400 vs HiSilicon Kirin 820

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 6400, vs HiSilicon Kirin 820. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 6400 and HiSilicon Kirin 820
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
MediaTek Dimensity 6400
446033
HiSilicon Kirin 820
494513
CPU143783146219
GPU74983144816
Memory103023101046
UX124244102432
NanoReview Score446033494513
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 6400
803
HiSilicon Kirin 820
788
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 6400
2159
HiSilicon Kirin 820
1972
File Compressionn/a99.6 MB/s
HTML5 Browsern/a46.6 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a65.3 MP/sec
Background Blurn/a6.16 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a17.7 frames/s
Image Detectionn/a36.4 frames/s
HDRn/a60.3 MP/sec
Ray Tracingn/a2.86 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 58 FPS (Low)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 41 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 27 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 48 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 57 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 33 FPS (Medium)
Device n/a Huawei Honor X10 (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 1x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 3x 2.22 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process TSMC n/a
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2500 2360
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB n/a
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 2 MB n/a
Process tech. 6 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) n/a 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G57 MP6
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Valhall 1st gen
GPU Frequency n/a 850 MHz
Execution Units 2 6
Shader Units 32 32
Total shader 64 192
FLOPS n/a 326.4 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 n/a

AI Acceleration

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

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 17.07 Gbit/s 31.78 Gbit/s
Max RAM 12 GB 12 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3360x1440 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x48 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a Balong 5000
4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 3300 MB/s Up to 4600 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou

Other

Announced February, 2025 yr March, 2020 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range

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