HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
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HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2019
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
Released
Q2/2021
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

What's the best choice HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G or Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G has a maximum frequency of 1.84 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 6 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G has a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q2/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1101 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    992 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    896 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    571 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    37 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    689 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    1.90 GHz left arrow 1.84 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2 % better overclocked clock speed

    2.40 GHz left arrow 2.36 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    795 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    802 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    17 place
  • AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
    19 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    224 place

Specifications

Technical data
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    HiSilicon Kirin left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    HiSilicon Kirin 810/820 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 778
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.84 GHz left arrow 1.90 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.36 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    2.36 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
  • A core
    4x Cortex-A76 left arrow 1x Kryo 670 Prime
  • B core
    4x Cortex-A55 left arrow 3x Kryo 670 Gold
  • C core
    -- left arrow 4x Kryo 670 Silver
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-G57 MP6 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 642L
  • GPU frequency
    0.85 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    6 left arrow 4
  • Shader
    96 left arrow 384
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow 4 GB
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 1
  • Generation
    Vallhall 1 left arrow 5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12.0
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 6 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q2/2021
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-2133 left arrow LPDDR4X-2133
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 16 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G and Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    6 W left arrow
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G and HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 left arrow Kryo 670
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 6 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q2/2021
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow SM7325

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G and Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
641
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
812
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
2429
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
2963
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
AnTuTu 8 benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark tests ARM processors by simulating browser and application performance for Android, iOS, AI, SoC
384634
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
523068
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

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