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Samsung Exynos 9825 vs HiSilicon Kirin 820

Samsung Exynos 9825

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The Samsung Exynos 9 9825 is a mobile SoC for smartphones and tablets. It was announced in the Samsung Note 10 line in August 2019. The processor integrates three clusters of processor cores with different architectures. Two big Samsung custom M4 cores clock up to 2.73 GHz and deliver peak performance. Two additional ARM Cortex-A75 are also for performance tasks and clock at up to 2.4 GHz (up from 2.3 GHz in the 9820). Finally, four small and power efficient ARM-Cortex A55 cores clock at up to 1.9 GHz are in the third cluster. The different clusters can run simultaneously thanks to DinamIQ.

The integrated LTE modem supports LTE-Advanced Pro Cat.20 (8CA 2 Gbps download, 3CA 316 Mbps upload). The integrated graphics card is a ARM Mali G76MP12 with 12 cores. Thanks to higher clock rates, the G76 is now a bit faster compared to the Exynos 9820.

The performance of the CPU part is positioned in the high end segment for smartphone processors. Due to the slight changes in clock rates, it is very comparable to the older Eynos 9 9820. Maybe in longer load phases, the improved 7nm process helps to maintain clock speeds a bit better. The direct competitor Snapdragon 855 can be left behind in single-core benchmarks like Geekbench and operates on par in multi-core benchmarks.

The SoC is produced at Samsung in the new 7nm LPP (with EUV) process that should improve power efficiency compared to the Exynos 9820.

HiSilicon Kirin 820

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The HiSilicon Kirin 820 is a ARM-based mid-range Octa-Core-SoC for Android based smartphones and tablets. It was announced mid 2020 and contains 8 processor cores. One fast ARM Cortex-A76 core with up to 2.36 GHz, three addition A76 cores at up to 2.22 (as the old Kirin 810) and four efficiency Cortex-A55 cores at up to 1.88 GHz. Furthermore, the SoC integrates a 5G modem and a fast mid-range ARM Mali-G57 MP6 graphics card. For AI acceleration, the Kirin 820 integrates a DaVinci NPU.

The performance of the CPU part in our tests was slightly higher than the old Kirin 810 (thanks to the fast performance core). Huawei advertises 27% performance advantage for the CPU. The NPU and GPU have bigger performance gains with 73% and 38% more power.

The chip should also integrate Bluetooth 5 and WiFi 6.

The SoC is manufactured in the modern 7nm process at TSMC and therefore should be very energy efficient.

ModelSamsung Exynos 9825HiSilicon Kirin 820
SeriesSamsung ExynosHiSilicon
CodenameExynos M3 / Cortex-A55Cortex-A76/-A55
Series: Cortex-A76/-A55
Samsung Exynos 9825 « 1.9 - 2.73 GHz8 / 8 cores Exynos M3 / Cortex-A55
Samsung Exynos 9820 compare1.9 - 2.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Exynos M3 / Cortex-A55
Samsung Exynos 9810 compare - 2.9 GHz8 / 8 cores Exynos M3 / Cortex-A55
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G compare - 2.86 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A76/-A55
HiSilicon Kirin 990 compare - 2.86 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A76/-A55
HiSilicon Kirin 820 « 1.84 - 2.36 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A76/-A55
HiSilicon Kirin 820e compare1.84 - 2.22 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A76/-A55
HiSilicon Kirin 810 compare1.88 - 2.27 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A76/-A55
HiSilicon Kirin 980 compare - 2.6 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A76/-A55
Clock1900 - 2730 MHz1840 - 2360 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 8
Technology7 nm7 nm
FeaturesARM Mali-G76MP12 GPU , 2x Samsung Mongoose Custom CPU, 2x Cortex-A75, 4x Cortex-A55 big.LITTLE, LPDDR4x Memory ControllerARM Mali-G52 MP6 GPU, 1x Cortex-A76 up to 2.36 GHz, 3x A76 nup to 2.2 GHz, 4x A55 up to 1.84 GHz, big.LITTLE, 5G TDD/FDD, Bluetooth 5, WiFi 6, AGPS, Glonass, Baidou
iGPUARM Mali-G76 MP12ARM Mali-G57 MP6
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.samsung.comwww.hisilicon.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - Kirin 820
0.9 pt (67%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 31908     avg: 32588     median: 32588 (27%)     max: 33268 Points
41610 Points (35%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
min: 3389     avg: 3519     median: 3519 (41%)     max: 3649 Points
4642 Points (55%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
min: 3498     avg: 3622     median: 3622 (41%)     max: 3746 Points
4637 Points (53%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
834 Points (35%)
642 Points (27%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
2331 Points (4%)
2434 Points (4%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 805     avg: 814     median: 813.5 (4%)     max: 822 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 2177     avg: 2184     median: 2184 (7%)     max: 2191 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4549     avg: 4550     median: 4550 (45%)     max: 4551 Points
3113 Points (31%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 10367     avg: 10426     median: 10425.5 (11%)     max: 10484 Points
9860 Points (11%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
5109 Points (70%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
10487 Points (26%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
7453 Points (12%)
0 Points (0%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
2169 Points (32%)
0 Points (0%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
3566 Points (29%)
4235 Points (34%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
5534 Points (50%)
5223 Points (47%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
13991 Points (27%)
17014 Points (33%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
7083 Points (14%)
7277 Points (15%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
8839 Points (23%)
9969 Points (26%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 2478     avg: 2503     median: 2503 (3%)     max: 2528 ms
2254 ms (3%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 18908     avg: 19022     median: 19021.5 (17%)     max: 19135 Points
19727 Points (18%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 97     avg: 107.5     median: 107.5 (22%)     max: 118 Points
115 Points (24%)
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
min: 291772     avg: 292608     median: 292608 (100%)     max: 293444 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
min: 18280     avg: 18321     median: 18320.5 (56%)     max: 18361 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
min: 70640     avg: 70670     median: 70669.5 (87%)     max: 70699 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
min: 155432     avg: 155907     median: 155906 (48%)     max: 156381 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
min: 101869     avg: 102259     median: 102259 (63%)     max: 102649 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
min: 347082     avg: 347156     median: 347156 (61%)     max: 347229 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
68406 Points (57%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
52226 Points (42%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
117476 Points (22%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
131099 Points (47%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
369207 Points (36%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
215665 Points (28%)
238069 Points (31%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
5864 Points (31%)
8006 Points (42%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
22707 Points (49%)
22692 Points (48%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
min: 8801     avg: 8914     median: 8914 (58%)     max: 9027 Points
9527 Points (62%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
min: 11011     avg: 11412     median: 11412 (57%)     max: 11813 Points
13099 Points (66%)

Average Benchmarks Samsung Exynos 9825 → 100% n=22

Average Benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 820 → 98% n=22

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