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Hisilicon Kirin 9000

Kirin 9000

78

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Overview - Kirin 9000 Vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Kirin 9000 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 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 8 Gen 3 75
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Kirin 9000 28
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 74
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Kirin 9000 86
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Kirin 9000 49
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 78
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Kirin 9000 Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
CPU 194527 495720
GPU 280796 914123
Memory 146761 361002
UX 140303 338475
Total score 762387 2109320
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 5.43% higher CPU clock speed than Kirin 9000 (3300 vs 3130 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 1.32% higher GPU clock speed than Kirin 9000 (770 vs 760 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 74.55% higher memory frequency than Kirin 9000 (4800 vs 2750 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 176.67% better AnTuTu 9 score than Kirin 9000 (2,109 K vs 762 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Kirin 9000.
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Support 75.00% higher memory bandwidth than Kirin 9000 (77 vs 44 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Kirin 9000 1054
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 2329

Multi-Core Score

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Kirin 9000 3724
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 7526

3DMark

31%
Kirin 9000
Stability 54%

Graphics test 36 FPS
N/A
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display - 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution - 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - 8K @ 30 Hz
  • HDR - HDR Vivid, HDR10, HDR10+
  • Color Depth - 10-bit
  • Color Gamut - Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

77%
Turbo Clock Speed

3130 MHz

82%
Turbo Clock Speed

3300 MHz

51%
Base Frequency

2050 MHz

56%
Base Frequency

2260 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 3.13 GHz Cortex-A77
    3x 2.54 GHz Cortex-A77
    4x 2.05 GHz Cortex-A55
     1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
    3x 3.15 GHz – Cortex-A720
    2x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A720
    2x 2.26 GHz – Cortex-A520
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache 64 KB -
  • L2 cache 0.512 MB -
  • L3 cache 4 MB 12 MB
  • Process 4 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count 15.3 Billion -
  • TDP 4 W -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G78 MP24 Adreno 750
  • Architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 760 MHz 770 MHz
  • Execution units 24 -
  • Shading units 384 -
  • FLOPS 1076 Gigaflops -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 -
  • OpenCL version 2 -
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2750 MHz 4800 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 77 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
  • Bus 4x16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) AI accelerator Hexagon
  • Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem Balong 5000 Snapdragon X75
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7168 Mbps 10000 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed 2560 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 6 7
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
  • 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 8 Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
CPU
75%
GPU
74%
Memory
56%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Kirin 9000 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with a 5.43% higher clock speed (3300 MHz vs 3130 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Kirin 9000 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with a 1.32% higher GPU clock speed (770 MHz vs 760 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Kirin 9000 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with a 74.55% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 2750 MHz).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Kirin 9000 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with a 176.67% better score (2109320 vs 762387).