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 Kirin 9000
- Kirin 9000 has 5.74% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 860 (3130 vs 2960 MHz).
- Kirin 9000 has 12.59% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 860 (760 vs 675 MHz).
- Kirin 9000 has 28.93% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 860 (2750 vs 2133 MHz).
- Kirin 9000 has 42.86% smaller sized transistor Snapdragon 860 (4 vs 7 nm).
- Kirin 9000 has 64.32% better AnTuTu 9 score Snapdragon 860 (762 K vs 464 K).
- Kirin 9000 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 860.
- Kirin 9000 Support 28.92% higher memory bandwidth then Snapdragon 860 (44 vs 34.13 MHz).
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 194527 | 143028 |
| GPU | 280796 | 179320 |
| Memory | 146761 | 69420 |
| UX | 140303 | 72190 |
| Total score | 762387 | 463958 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | - | 142.85 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | - | 20.3 images/s |
| Speech recognition | - | 44.55 words/s |
| Machine learning | - | 46.35 images/s |
| Camera shooting | - | 22.85 images/s |
| HTML 5 | - | 1.65 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | - | 777.9 Mnodes/s |
3DMark
88%
Kirin 900070%
Snapdragon 860Score: 6040
| Stability | 54% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 36 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Score | 6040 | 3455 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Hisilicon Kirin 9000 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 860Display
| Max On-Device Display | - | FHD+ @ 120 Hz |
| Max On-Display Resolution | - | QHD @ 60Hz |
| Max External Display | - | - |
| HDR | - | HDR10+ |
| Color Depth | - | Up to 10-bit |
| Color Gamut | - | Rec2020 |
CPU
90%
Kirin 900086%
Snapdragon 860
Frequency
| Architecture | 1x 3.13 GHz Cortex-A77, 3x 2.54 GHz Cortex-A77, 4x 2.05 GHz Cortex-A55 | 1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold), 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold), 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency | 2050 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 3130 MHz | 2960 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.1-A |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 0.512 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Process | 4 | 7 |
| Transistor count | 15.3 Billion | - |
| TDP | 4 W | 10 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G78 MP24 | Adreno 640 |
| Architecture | 1x 3.13 GHz Cortex-A77, 3x 2.54 GHz Cortex-A77, 4x 2.05 GHz Cortex-A55 | 1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold), 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold), 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
| GPU frequency | 760 MHz | 675 MHz |
| Execution units | 24 | 2 |
| Shading units | 384 | 384 |
| FLOPS | 1076 Gigaflops | 1037 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 Bit | 4 x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 44 Gbit/s | 34.13 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | AI accelerator | Hexagon 690 |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | EMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0, UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 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, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | 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 | X24 LTE, X50 5G |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download speed | Up to 7168 Mbps | Up to 5000 Mbps |
| Peak Upload speed | Up to 2560 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
Info
| Announced Date | October 2020 | April 2019 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | - | SM8150-AC |
| Official page | Hisilicon Kirin 9000 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 official site |
Hisilicon Kirin 9000
68.5
Review By TenzysTech
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
46.75
Review By TenzysTech
