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49

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Hisilicon Kirin 9000

Kirin 9000

83

Points
Apple A17 Pro

A17 Pro
Overview - Kirin 9000 Vs A17 Pro

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Kirin 9000 vs A17 Pro SoCs by Hisilicon and Apple respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core and 6-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Kirin 9000 34
A17 Pro 78
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Kirin 9000 28
A17 Pro 82
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Kirin 9000 86
A17 Pro 89
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Kirin 9000 49
A17 Pro 83
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Kirin 9000 A17 Pro
CPU 194527 399992
GPU 280796 620081
Memory 146761 265579
UX 140303 346005
Total score 762387 1631657
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect Tenzys Tech scores.
Key Differences

Pros of Apple A17 Pro

  • A17 Pro has 20.77% higher CPU clock speed than Kirin 9000 (3780 vs 3130 MHz).
  • A17 Pro has 83.95% higher GPU clock speed than Kirin 9000 (1398 vs 760 MHz).
  • A17 Pro has 16.36% higher memory frequency than Kirin 9000 (3200 vs 2750 MHz).
  • A17 Pro has 25% smaller sized transistor than Kirin 9000 (3 vs 4 nm).
  • A17 Pro has 114.02% better AnTuTu 9 score than Kirin 9000 (1,632 K vs 762 K ).
  • A17 Pro has latest instruction set, hence better than Kirin 9000.
  • A17 Pro Support 16.36% higher memory bandwidth than Kirin 9000 (51.2 vs 44 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Kirin 9000 1054
A17 Pro 2999

Multi-Core Score

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Kirin 9000 3724
A17 Pro 7779

3DMark

31%
Kirin 9000
Stability 54%

Graphics test 36 FPS
51%
A17 Pro
Stability 79%

Graphics test 60 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display - -
  • Max On-Display Resolution - -
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

77%
Turbo Clock Speed

3130 MHz

94%
Turbo Clock Speed

3780 MHz

51%
Base Frequency

2050 MHz

50%
Base Frequency

2020 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 3.13 GHz Cortex-A77
    3x 2.54 GHz Cortex-A77
    4x 2.05 GHz Cortex-A55
     2x 3.78 GHz
    4x 2.02 GHz
  • Cores 8 6
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache 64 KB 256 KB
  • L2 cache 0.512 MB 16 MB
  • L3 cache 4 MB -
  • Process 4 nm 3 nm
  • Transistor count 15.3 Billion 19 Billion
  • TDP 4 W 8 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G78 MP24 Apple A17 GPU
  • Architecture Valhall 2 Apple GPU
  • GPU frequency 760 MHz 1398 MHz
  • Execution units 24 6
  • Shading units 384 128
  • FLOPS 1076 Gigaflops 2147.2 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 -
  • OpenCL version 2 -
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) AI accelerator Neural Engine
  • Storage type UFS 3.1 NVMe
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
  • Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem Balong 5000 -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 -
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7168 Mbps 7500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed 2560 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Hisilicon Kirin 9000

Hisilicon Kirin 9000
CPU
34%
GPU
28%
Memory
32%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

Apple A17 Pro

Apple A17 Pro
CPU
78%
GPU
82%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
89%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Kirin 9000 and A17 Pro?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: A17 Pro with a 20.77% higher clock speed (3780 MHz vs 3130 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Kirin 9000 and A17 Pro?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: A17 Pro with a 83.95% higher GPU clock speed (1398 MHz vs 760 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Kirin 9000 and A17 Pro?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: A17 Pro with a 16.36% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2750 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Kirin 9000 and A17 Pro?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: A17 Pro with a 25% smaller transistor size (3 nm vs 4 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Kirin 9000 and A17 Pro?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: A17 Pro with a 114.02% better score (1631657 vs 762387).

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