MediaTek Dimensity 8300 vs HiSilicon Kirin 820

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8300, vs HiSilicon Kirin 820. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8300 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 8300
1406709
HiSilicon Kirin 820
494513
CPU299593146219
GPU524768144816
Memory327987101046
UX254361102432
NanoReview Score1406709494513
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
9818
HiSilicon Kirin 820
n/a
Stability89 %n/a
Graphics Test58 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
1398
HiSilicon Kirin 820
788
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
4293
HiSilicon Kirin 820
1972
File Compression178.7 MB/s99.6 MB/s
HTML5 Browser134.1 pages/s46.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering146.9 MP/sec65.3 MP/sec
Background Blur12.5 frames/s6.16 frames/s
Photo Processing36 frames/s17.7 frames/s
Image Detection96.5 frames/s36.4 frames/s
HDR133.3 MP/sec60.3 MP/sec
Ray Tracing5.05 MP/sec2.86 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 - 1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
- 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
- 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
- 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 3350 2360
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
L3 Cache 4 MB n/a
Process tech. 4 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 6 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G615 MP6 Mali-G57 MP6
Architecture Valhall 4rd gen Valhall 1st gen
GPU Frequency 1400 MHz 850 MHz
Execution Units 6 6
Shader Units 128 32
Total shader 768 192
FLOPS 2150.4 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 780 Yes

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 31.78 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 12 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 4.0 UFS 2.1
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 3360x1440 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x48 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem MediaTek T800 Balong 5000
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 4600 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou

Other

Announced November, 2023 yr March, 2020 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename MT6897 n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8300 the clear winner in this comparison.

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