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29

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Hisilicon Kirin 970

Kirin 970

38

Points
Mediatek Dimensity 820

Dimensity 820
Overview - Kirin 970 Vs Dimensity 820

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Kirin 970 vs Dimensity 820 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.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Kirin 970 13
Dimensity 820 22
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Kirin 970 10
Dimensity 820 16
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Kirin 970 64
Dimensity 820 75
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Kirin 970 29
Dimensity 820 38
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Kirin 970 Dimensity 820
CPU 77046 125662
GPU 90560 125708
Memory 66398 77949
UX 59977 106547
Total score 293981 435866
Key Differences

Pros of Hisilicon Kirin 970

Pros of Mediatek Dimensity 820

  • Dimensity 820 has 10.17% higher CPU clock speed than Kirin 970 (2600 vs 2360 MHz).
  • Dimensity 820 has 5.88% higher GPU clock speed than Kirin 970 (900 vs 850 MHz).
  • Dimensity 820 has 14.31% higher memory frequency than Kirin 970 (2133 vs 1866 MHz).
  • Dimensity 820 has 30% smaller sized transistor than Kirin 970 (7 vs 10 nm).
  • Dimensity 820 has 48.26% better AnTuTu 9 score than Kirin 970 (436 K vs 294 K ).
  • Dimensity 820 has latest instruction set, hence better than Kirin 970.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Kirin 970 390
Dimensity 820 646

Multi-Core Score

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Kirin 970 1361
Dimensity 820 2599

Image compression

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Kirin 970 76.9
Dimensity 820 142.3

Face detection

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Kirin 970 14
Dimensity 820 22.4

Speech recognition

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Kirin 970 24.5
Dimensity 820 41.2

Machine learning

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Kirin 970 21.8
Dimensity 820 31.3

Camera shooting

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Kirin 970 11.4
Dimensity 820 21.3

HTML 5

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Kirin 970 1.46
Dimensity 820 2.94

SQLite

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Kirin 970 417.7
Dimensity 820 759

3DMark

5%
Kirin 970
Stability 80%

Graphics test 6 FPS
11%
Dimensity 820
Stability 98%

Graphics test 13 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K @ 60 Hz Full HD+ @ 120Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR, HDR-10 HDR, 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-A76
    4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.3-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache 0.5 MB -
  • L3 cache 2 MB -
  • Process 10 nm 7 nm
  • Transistor count 5.5 Billion -
  • TDP 9 W 10 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali G72 MP12 Mali-G57 MC5
  • Architecture Bifrost Valhall
  • GPU frequency 850 MHz 900 MHz
  • Execution units 12 5
  • Shading units 192 80
  • 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 17.07 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 1x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Dedicated NPU MediaTek APU 3.0
  • Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP 1x 80MP, 2x 32MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • 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. 18
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 4700 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps 1200 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed - 2500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 150 Mbps 211 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 5 5
  • Bluetooth 4.2 5.1
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
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 820

Mediatek Dimensity 820
CPU
22%
GPU
16%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
75%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 820?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Dimensity 820 with a 10.17% higher clock speed (2600 MHz vs 2360 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 820?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Dimensity 820 with a 5.88% higher GPU clock speed (900 MHz vs 850 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 820?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Dimensity 820 with a 14.31% higher memory frequency (2133 MHz vs 1866 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 820?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Dimensity 820 with a 30% smaller transistor size (7 nm vs 10 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 820?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Dimensity 820 with a 48.26% better score (435866 vs 293981).