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29

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Hisilicon Kirin 970

Kirin 970

44

Points
MediaTek Dimensity 8020

Dimensity 8020
Overview - Kirin 970 Vs Dimensity 8020

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Kirin 970 vs Dimensity 8020 SoCs by Hisilicon and Mediatek respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Kirin 970 13
Dimensity 8020 29
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Kirin 970 10
Dimensity 8020 24
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Kirin 970 64
Dimensity 8020 79
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Kirin 970 29
Dimensity 8020 44
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Kirin 970 Dimensity 8020
CPU 77046 169130
GPU 90560 238983
Memory 66398 130727
UX 59977 148460
Total score 293981 687300
Key Differences

Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8020

  • Dimensity 8020 has 10.17% higher CPU clock speed than Kirin 970 (2600 vs 2360 MHz).
  • Dimensity 8020 has 14.31% higher memory frequency than Kirin 970 (2133 vs 1866 MHz).
  • Dimensity 8020 has 40% smaller sized transistor than Kirin 970 (6 vs 10 nm).
  • Dimensity 8020 has 133.79% better AnTuTu 9 score than Kirin 970 (687 K vs 294 K ).
  • Dimensity 8020 Support 14.43% higher memory bandwidth than Kirin 970 (34.1 vs 29.8 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Kirin 970 390
Dimensity 8020 826

Multi-Core Score

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Kirin 970 1361
Dimensity 8020 3315

Image compression

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Kirin 970 76.9
Dimensity 8020

Face detection

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Kirin 970 14
Dimensity 8020

Speech recognition

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Kirin 970 24.5
Dimensity 8020

Machine learning

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Kirin 970 21.8
Dimensity 8020

Camera shooting

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Kirin 970 11.4
Dimensity 8020

HTML 5

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Kirin 970 1.46
Dimensity 8020

SQLite

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Kirin 970 417.7
Dimensity 8020

3DMark

5%
Kirin 970
Stability 80%

Graphics test 6 FPS
22%
Dimensity 8020
Stability 99%

Graphics test 13 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K @ 60 Hz Full HD+ @144 Hz, QHD+ @90 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR, HDR-10 HDR10+
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

58%
Turbo Clock Speed

2360 MHz

64%
Turbo Clock Speed

2600 MHz

45%
Base Frequency

1840 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 4x 2.36 GHz – Cortex A73
    4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex A53
     4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8-A -
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache 0.5 MB -
  • L3 cache 2 MB -
  • Process 10 nm 6 nm
  • Transistor count 5.5 Billion -
  • TDP 9 W 4 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali G72 MP12 Mali-G77 MC9
  • Architecture Bifrost Valhall
  • GPU frequency 850 MHz -
  • Execution units 12 9
  • Shading units 192 144
  • FLOPS 347 Gigaflops -
  • Vulkan version 1.0 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 29.8 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 12 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Dedicated NPU MediaTek APU 570
  • Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP 1x 108MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, VC-1 H.264, H.265, VP9
  • Audio codecs 32 bit@384 kHz, HD-audio AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 21
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 4700 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed - 2500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 150 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 5 6
  • Bluetooth 4.2 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Hisilicon Kirin 970

Hisilicon Kirin 970
CPU
13%
GPU
10%
Memory
22%
Energy efficiency and battery life
64%

MediaTek Dimensity 8020

MediaTek Dimensity 8020
CPU
29%
GPU
24%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 8020?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Dimensity 8020 with a 10.17% higher clock speed (2600 MHz vs 2360 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 8020?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Dimensity 8020 with a 14.31% higher memory frequency (2133 MHz vs 1866 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 8020?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Dimensity 8020 with a 40% smaller transistor size (6 nm vs 10 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 8020?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Dimensity 8020 with a 133.79% better score (687300 vs 293981).

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