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Hisilicon Kirin 9000

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Overview - Kirin 9000 Vs Snapdragon 888 Plus

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Kirin 9000 vs Snapdragon 888 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 888 Plus 36
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Kirin 9000 28
Snapdragon 888 Plus 31
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Kirin 9000 86
Snapdragon 888 Plus 82
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Kirin 9000 49
Snapdragon 888 Plus 50
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Kirin 9000 Snapdragon 888 Plus
CPU 194527 216591
GPU 280796 324286
Memory 146761 138188
UX 140303 167760
Total score 762387 846825
Key Differences

Pros of Hisilicon Kirin 9000

  • Kirin 9000 has 4.51% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 888 Plus (3130 vs 2995 MHz).
  • Kirin 9000 has 20% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 888 Plus (4 vs 5 nm).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

  • Snapdragon 888 Plus has 19.08% higher GPU clock speed than Kirin 9000 (905 vs 760 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 888 Plus has 16.36% higher memory frequency than Kirin 9000 (3200 vs 2750 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 888 Plus has 11.08% better AnTuTu 9 score than Kirin 9000 (847 K vs 762 K ).
  • Snapdragon 888 Plus has latest instruction set, hence better than Kirin 9000.
  • Snapdragon 888 Plus 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
Snapdragon 888 Plus 1171

Multi-Core Score

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Kirin 9000 3724
Snapdragon 888 Plus 3704

3DMark

31%
Kirin 9000
Stability 54%

Graphics test 36 FPS
30%
Snapdragon 888 Plus
Stability 99%

Graphics test 33 FPS
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 - 4K @ 60 Hz
  • HDR - Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG), HDR10+, Dolby Vision®, HDR10
  • Color Depth - Up to 10-bit
  • Color Gamut - Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

77%
Turbo Clock Speed

3130 MHz

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

2995 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
     1x 2.995 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
    3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
    4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.4-A
  • L1 cache 64 KB 512 KB
  • L2 cache 0.512 MB 1 MB
  • L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
  • Process 4 nm 5 nm
  • Transistor count 15.3 Billion 10.3 Billion
  • TDP 4 W 8 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G78 MP24 Adreno 660
  • Architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 600
  • GPU frequency 760 MHz 905 MHz
  • Execution units 24 2
  • Shading units 384 512
  • FLOPS 1076 Gigaflops 1853 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 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) AI accelerator Hexagon 780
  • Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 2000MP, 2x 25MP
  • Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, 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 X60
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 22
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7168 Mbps 7500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed 2560 Mbps 3000 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, 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 888 Plus

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
CPU
36%
GPU
31%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Kirin 9000 and Snapdragon 888 Plus?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Kirin 9000 with a 4.51% higher clock speed (3130 MHz vs 2995 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Kirin 9000 and Snapdragon 888 Plus?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 888 Plus with a 19.08% higher GPU clock speed (905 MHz vs 760 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Kirin 9000 and Snapdragon 888 Plus?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 888 Plus with a 16.36% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2750 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Kirin 9000 and Snapdragon 888 Plus?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Kirin 9000 with a 20% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 5 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Kirin 9000 and Snapdragon 888 Plus?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 888 Plus with a 11.08% better score (846825 vs 762387).

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