HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G vs MediaTek Dimensity 800

Let's find out which one of MediaTek Dimensity 800 and HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  MediaTek Dimensity 800 HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Mediatek Dimensity HiSilicon Kirin
• Generation
  1 6
• CPU group
  MediaTek Dimensity 700/720/800 HiSilicon Kirin 810/820

In this block we are going to compare MediaTek Dimensity 800 vs HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.00 GHz 1.84 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.00 GHz 2.22 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 8
• Turbo (8 Cores)
  2.00 GHz 1.84 GHz
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  4x Cortex-A76 3x Cortex-A76
• B core
  4x Cortex-A55 3x Cortex-A55

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in MediaTek Dimensity 800 and HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G57 MP4 ARM Mali-G57 MP6
• GPU frequency
  0.65 GHz 0.85 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  4 6
• Shader
  64 96
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 4 GB
• Max. displays
  2 2
• Generation
  Vallhall 1 Vallhall 1
• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2020 Q2/2020

Let's compare the support of video codecs between MediaTek Dimensity 800 and HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  Decode Decode
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between MediaTek Dimensity 800 and HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-2133 LPDDR4X-2133
• Max. Memory
  16 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 4

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs MediaTek Dimensity 800 and HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G.

• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for MediaTek Dimensity 800 or HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  6 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for MediaTek Dimensity 800 and HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None None
• L3-Cache
  -- 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• Release date
  Q2/2020 Q1/2021
• Part Number
  MT6873 --

List of devices based on MediaTek Dimensity 800 and HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G.

• Used in
  Unknown Huawei Nova 7 SEHuawei Nova 8