Kirin 9000 Vs Tensor
We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Kirin 9000 vs Tensor SoCs by Hisilicon and Google respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Hisilicon Kirin 9000
- Kirin 9000 has 11.79% higher CPU clock speed than Tensor (3130 vs 2800 MHz).
- Kirin 9000 has 20% smaller sized transistor than Tensor (4 vs 5 nm).
- Kirin 9000 has 5.28% better AnTuTu 9 score than Tensor (762 K vs 724 K).
Pros of Google Tensor
- Tensor has 11.58% higher GPU clock speed than Kirin 9000 (848 vs 760 MHz).
- Tensor has 16.36% higher memory frequency than Kirin 9000 (3200 vs 2750 MHz).
- Tensor Support 16.36% higher memory bandwidth than Kirin 9000 (51.2 vs 44 GB/s).
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
CPU | 194527 | 181161 |
GPU | 280796 | 294446 |
Memory | 146761 | 103174 |
UX | 140303 | 145388 |
Total score | 762387 | 724169 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Image compression | - | - |
Face detection | - | - |
Speech recognition | - | - |
Machine learning | - | - |
Camera shooting | - | - |
HTML 5 | - | - |
SQLite | - | - |
3DMark
47%
Kirin 900048%
TensorScore: 6235
Stability | 54% | 56% |
Graphics test | 36 FPS | 37 FPS |
Score | 6040 | 6235 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Hisilicon Kirin 9000 and Google TensorDisplay
Max On-Device Display | - | 4k, FHD+ @ 60 Hz |
Max On-Display Resolution | - | 3840 x 2160 |
Max External Display | - | - |
HDR | - | HDR |
Color Depth | - | - |
Color Gamut | - | - |
CPU
83%
Kirin 900074%
Tensor
Processor Speed (Frequency)
Architecture |
1x 3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 3x 2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 4x 2.05 GHz Cortex-A55 |
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55 |
Cores | 8 | 8 |
Base Frequency | 2050 MHz | 1800 MHz |
Turbo Frequency | 3130 MHz | 2800 MHz |
Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
L1 cache | 64 KB | - |
L2 cache | 0.512 MB | 3 MB |
L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
Process | 4 nm | 5 nm |
Transistor count | 15.3 Billion | - |
TDP | 4 W | 5.6 W |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-G78 MP24 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
Architecture | Valhall 2 | Valhall |
GPU frequency | 760 MHz | 848 MHz |
Execution units | 24 | 20 |
Shading units | 384 | 320 |
FLOPS | 1076 Gigaflops | - |
Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
OpenCL version | 2 | 2.0 |
DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
Bus | 4x16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
Max bandwidth | 44 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
Max size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
Neural processor (NPU) | AI accelerator | Tensor Processing Unit |
Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP |
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, AV1, VP9 |
Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
Download Speed
4G (MB/s)
5G (MB/s)
Upload Speed
4G (MB/s)
5G (MB/s)
Modem | Balong 5000 | Exynos 5300g |
4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
5G support | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download speed | Up to 7168 Mbps | Up to 7350 Mbps |
Peak Upload speed | Up to 2560 Mbps | Up to 3670 Mbps |
Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.2 |
Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
Announced Date | October 2020 | October 2021 |
Class | Flagship | Flagship |
Model number | - | S5E9845 |
Official page | Kirin 9000 official site | Tensor official site |