Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c VS HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G

Comparing Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c vs HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G

Comparison of video cards Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c vs HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G in benchmarks and specifications.

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Differences

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Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c and HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
Family	Qualcomm Snapdragon HiSilicon Kirin
CPU group	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c HiSilicon Kirin 810/820
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Generation	2 6
Successor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c vs HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Overclocking	No No

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c and HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	Qualcomm Adreno 618 ARM Mali-G57 MP6
GPU frequency	0.70 GHz 0.85 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	0 6
Shader	128 96
Max. GPU Memory	4 GB 4 GB
Max. displays	2 2
Generation	6 Vallhall 1
Technology	14 nm 7 nm
Release date	Q2/2019 Q2/2020

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c and HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode Decode / Encode
h264	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP8	Decode Decode / Encode
VP9	Decode Decode / Encode
AV1	No Decode
AVC	Decode Decode / Encode
VC-1	Decode Decode / Encode
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c and HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	LPDDR4X-2133 LPDDR4X-2133
Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel) 4
ECC	No No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c or HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c and HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Technology	8 nm 7 nm
Socket	N/A N/A
L3-Cache	-- 2.00 MB
Architecture	Kryo 468 Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
Virtualization	None None
Instruction set (ISA)	ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Release date	2020 Q1/2021
Part Number	SC7180 --