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Hisilicon Kirin 9000

Kirin 9000

33

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus

Snapdragon 480 Plus
Overview - Kirin 9000 Vs Snapdragon 480 Plus

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Kirin 9000 vs Snapdragon 480 Plus SoCs by Hisilicon and Qualcomm 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.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Kirin 9000 34
Snapdragon 480 Plus 16
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Kirin 9000 28
Snapdragon 480 Plus 11
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Kirin 9000 86
Snapdragon 480 Plus 71
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Kirin 9000 49
Snapdragon 480 Plus 33
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Kirin 9000 Snapdragon 480 Plus
CPU 194527 103367
GPU 280796 83956
Memory 146761 61234
UX 140303 96732
Total score 762387 345289
Key Differences

Pros of Hisilicon Kirin 9000

  • Kirin 9000 has 42.27% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 480 Plus (3130 vs 2200 MHz).
  • Kirin 9000 has 28.93% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 480 Plus (2750 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Kirin 9000 has 50% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 480 Plus (4 vs 8 nm).
  • Kirin 9000 has 120.80% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 480 Plus (762 K vs 345 K).
  • Kirin 9000 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 480 Plus.

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus

  • Snapdragon 480 Plus has 8.55% higher GPU clock speed than Kirin 9000 (825 vs 760 MHz).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Kirin 9000 1054
Snapdragon 480 Plus 505

Multi-Core Score

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Kirin 9000 3724
Snapdragon 480 Plus 1637

3DMark

31%
Kirin 9000
Stability 54%

Graphics test 36 FPS
5%
Snapdragon 480 Plus
Stability %

Graphics test 5 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display - FHD+ @ 120 Hz, HD+ @ 120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution - 900 × 1600, 1080 × 2520
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

77%
Turbo Clock Speed

3130 MHz

54%
Turbo Clock Speed

2200 MHz

51%
Base Frequency

2050 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 3.13 GHz Cortex-A77
    3x 2.54 GHz Cortex-A77
    4x 2.05 GHz Cortex-A55
     2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
    6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A -
  • L1 cache 64 KB -
  • L2 cache 0.512 MB -
  • L3 cache 4 MB -
  • Process 4 nm 8 nm
  • Transistor count 15.3 Billion -
  • TDP 4 W 3 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G78 MP24 Adreno 619
  • Architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 600
  • GPU frequency 760 MHz 825 MHz
  • Execution units 24 2
  • Shading units 384 128
  • FLOPS 1076 Gigaflops -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) AI accelerator Hexagon 686
  • Storage type UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 64MP, 2x 25MP
  • Video capture 4K at 60FPS 1K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem Balong 5000 Snapdragon X51
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7168 Mbps 2500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - 800 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 2560 Mbps 1500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - 210 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 5
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
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%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus
CPU
16%
GPU
11%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
71%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Kirin 9000 and Snapdragon 480 Plus?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Kirin 9000 with a 42.27% higher clock speed (3130 MHz vs 2200 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Kirin 9000 and Snapdragon 480 Plus?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 480 Plus with a 8.55% higher GPU clock speed (825 MHz vs 760 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Kirin 9000 and Snapdragon 480 Plus?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Kirin 9000 with a 28.93% higher memory frequency (2750 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Kirin 9000 and Snapdragon 480 Plus?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Kirin 9000 with a 50% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 8 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Kirin 9000 and Snapdragon 480 Plus?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Kirin 9000 with a 120.80% better score (762387 vs 345289).