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Huawei Kirin 820E vs MediaTek Dimensity 900

Huawei Kirin 820E
—Inno Score
VS
MediaTek Dimensity 900
31.8Inno Score
25.9CPU27.4
23.6GPU23.3
20Efficiencyspec-based54.9
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 820E3 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 900

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 820E lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 820E

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 900

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 820E versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecHuawei Kirin 820EMediaTek Dimensity 900
Announced20212021
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 820E versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecHuawei Kirin 820EMediaTek Dimensity 900
Cores68+33%
Core configuration3x2.22 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x1.84 GHz Cortex-A552x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.22 GHz2.4 GHz+8%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 820E versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecHuawei Kirin 820EMediaTek Dimensity 900
GPUArm Mali-G57 MP6Arm Mali-G68 MC4

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 820E versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecHuawei Kirin 820EMediaTek Dimensity 900
NPUHUAWEI Da Vinci NPU—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 820E versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecHuawei Kirin 820EMediaTek Dimensity 900
Memory type—LPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 820E versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecHuawei Kirin 820EMediaTek Dimensity 900
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (SA/NSA)Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth—5.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 820E versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecHuawei Kirin 820EMediaTek Dimensity 900
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 820E versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecHuawei Kirin 820EMediaTek Dimensity 900
Geekbench 6 (single)—920Bottom 37%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—2,300Bottom 41%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme640+7%Bottom 43%600Bottom 41%

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