Exynos 9820 vs Kirin 980
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 9820 (with Mali G76 MP12 graphics) and HiSilicon Kirin 980 (Mali G76 MP10). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Samsung Exynos 9820
- Shows better (up to 6%) AnTuTu 9 score – 514K vs 484K
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 980
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Exynos 9820
- Higher GPU frequency (~20%)
- Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 8 nm)
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 137896 | 142989 |
| GPU | 168522 | 148351 |
| Memory | 87607 | 83790 |
| UX | 119778 | 108898 |
| Total score | 514646 | 484249 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 108.7 Mpixels/s | 124.1 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 20.7 images/s | 20.4 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 46.8 words/s | 47.9 words/s |
| Machine learning | 47.9 images/s | 49.9 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 17.2 images/s | 23.3 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 1.95 Mnodes/s | 2.4 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 608.5 Krows/s | 655 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 82% | 48% |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Score | 3223 | 2490 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 39 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 28 FPS [High] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Huawei Nova 5T 1080 x 2340 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 9820 and Kirin 980CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.7 GHz – Mongoose 2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A75 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2700 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Process | 8 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 6.9 billion |
| TDP | 9 W | 6 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali G76 MP12 | Mali G76 MP10 |
| Architecture | Bifrost | Bifrost |
| GPU frequency | 600 MHz | 720 MHz |
| Execution units | 12 | 10 |
| Shading units | 192 | 160 |
| FLOPS | 652 Gigaflops | 691 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 31.1 Gbit/s | 31.78 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2400 | 3120 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 150FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 150FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5100 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 21 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 2000 Mbps | Up to 1400 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | Up to 200 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS | GPS, GLONASS |
Info
| Announced | November 2018 | August 2018 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E9820 | - |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 9820 official site | HiSilicon Kirin 980 official site |
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