MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs HiSilicon Kirin 820

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

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 820 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 820
487164
HiSilicon Kirin 820
494513
CPU150733146219
GPU116007144816
Memory100018101046
UX120406102432
NanoReview Score487164494513
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 820
2357
HiSilicon Kirin 820
n/a
Stability98 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 820
845
HiSilicon Kirin 820
788
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 820
2484
HiSilicon Kirin 820
1972
File Compression137.3 MB/s99.6 MB/s
HTML5 Browser60.1 pages/s46.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering98.8 MP/sec65.3 MP/sec
Background Blur7.24 frames/s6.16 frames/s
Photo Processing23.6 frames/s17.7 frames/s
Image Detection43 frames/s36.4 frames/s
HDR78.9 MP/sec60.3 MP/sec
Ray Tracing3.92 MP/sec2.86 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 46 FPS (Ultra) 58 FPS (Low)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 41 FPS (Medium) 41 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 28 FPS (Low) 27 FPS (Low)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 52 FPS (Ultra) n/a
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 55 FPS (Ultra) 48 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 58 FPS (Ultra) 57 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 35 FPS (Ultra) 33 FPS (Medium)
Device Xiaomi Redmi 10X Pro (1080x2400) Huawei Honor X10 (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 4x 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 2600 2360
Instruction set ARMv8.3-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB n/a
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 2 MB n/a
Process tech. 7 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 8 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G57 MP5 Mali-G57 MP6
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Valhall 1st gen
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 850 MHz
Execution Units 5 6
Shader Units 32 32
Total shader 160 192
FLOPS 288 GFLOPS 326.4 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 MediaTek APU 3.0 Yes
GPU Frequency 2.4 TOPS n/a

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 16 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 1x80 pixels 1x48 pixels
Video recording 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K 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 LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2770 MB/s Up to 4600 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 1250 MB/s n/a
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou

Other

Announced May, 2020 yr March, 2020 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename MT6875 n/a

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