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Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2021
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
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Q2/2019
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HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G

What's the best choice Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 or HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G? Which processor is faster?

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 has a base frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q1/2021.

HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G has a base frequency of 1.84 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 6 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 25% higher specified turbo frequency

    2.96 GHz left arrow 2.36 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    689 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    648 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    279 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    15 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 2% better clock speed

    1.84 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    827 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    705 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    529 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    36 place

Specifications

Technical data
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860 left arrow HiSilicon Kirin 810/820
  • Family
    Qualcomm Snapdragon left arrow HiSilicon Kirin
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 6
  • Predecessor
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ left arrow -
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    1x Kryo 485 Prime left arrow 4x Cortex-A76
  • B-Core
    3x Kryo 485 Gold left arrow 4x Cortex-A55
  • Base Frequency
    1.8 GHz left arrow 1.84 GHz
  • C-Core
    4x Kryo 485 Silver left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    2.96 GHz left arrow 2.36 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    2.42 GHz left arrow 2.36 GHz
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.

  • DirectX Version
    12.0 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 6
  • Generation
    5 left arrow Vallhall 1
  • GPU Frequency
    250 MHz left arrow 850 MHz
  • GPU name
    Qualcomm Adreno 640 left arrow ARM Mali-G57 MP6
  • GPU Turbo
    680 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 2
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow 4 GB
  • Release date
    Q1/2019 left arrow Q2/2020
  • Shader
    384 left arrow 96
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Conflicting source values: Decode / Encode | No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G and Qualcomm Snapdragon 860. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 and HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    - left arrow 6 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 and HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Kryo 485 left arrow Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • L2-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Part Number
    SM8150-AC left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q2/2019
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 and HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

765.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
641.000000
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

2698.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
2429.000000
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

1037.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
579.000000
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
AnTuTu 8 benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark tests ARM processors by simulating browser and application performance for Android, iOS, AI, SoC

Higher values are better in this metric.

560128.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
384634.000000
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G

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