HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G with MediaTek Dimensity 8400. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 2x 2.86 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 2.09 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.86 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725 |
Number of cores | 8 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
Lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
Number of transistors | 8000 million | |
TDP | 6 Watt | 7 Watt |
Neural Processing | Ascend Lite + Ascend Tiny, HUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture, HiAI 2.0 | MediaTek NPU 880 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 12 GB | up to 24 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 4266 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 3.0 |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-G76 MP16 | Mali-G720 MP7 |
GPU Architecture | Mali Bifrost | Mali Valhall |
GPU frequency | 600 MHz | 1300 MHz |
Execution units | 16 | 7 |
Shaders | 256 | 896 |
DirectX | 12 | 12 |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | 3.0 |
Vulkan API | 1.1 | 1.3 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 3360x1440@60Hz | 2960x1440 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP | |
Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@60fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VC-1 VP8 VP9 |
AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 5.17 Gbps | |
Wi-Fi | 6 (802.11ax) | 6 (802.11ax) |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 6.0 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2019 Quarter 4 | 2024 Quarter 4 |
Partnumber | MT6899, MT6899Z | |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Mid-end |
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