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Hisilicon Kirin 9000

Kirin 9000

65

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Kirin 9000 vs Snapdragon 8s 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.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Kirin 9000 34
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 58
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Kirin 9000 28
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 50
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Kirin 9000 86
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Kirin 9000 49
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 65
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Kirin 9000 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
CPU 194527 374214
GPU 280796 516258
Memory 146761 344248
UX 140303 259884
Total score 762387 1494604
Key Differences

Pros of Hisilicon Kirin 9000

  • Kirin 9000 has 4.33% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (3130 vs 3000 MHz).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 44.74% higher GPU clock speed than Kirin 9000 (1100 vs 760 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 52.73% higher memory frequency than Kirin 9000 (4200 vs 2750 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 96.04% better AnTuTu 9 score than Kirin 9000 (1,495 K vs 762 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Kirin 9000.
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Support 45.45% higher memory bandwidth than Kirin 9000 (64 vs 44 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Kirin 9000 1054
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 1999

Multi-Core Score

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Kirin 9000 3724
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 5273

3DMark

31%
Kirin 9000
Stability 54%

Graphics test 36 FPS
58%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Stability 85.3%

Graphics test 67 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

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

CPU

77%
Turbo Clock Speed

3130 MHz

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

51%
Base Frequency

2050 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 3.13 GHz Cortex-A77
    3x 2.54 GHz Cortex-A77
    4x 2.05 GHz Cortex-A55
     1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
    4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
    3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
  • L1 cache 64 KB -
  • L2 cache 0.512 MB 1 MB
  • L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
  • Process 4 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count 15.3 Billion -
  • TDP 4 W 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G78 MP24 Adreno 735
  • Architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 760 MHz 1100 MHz
  • Execution units 24 2
  • Shading units 384 768
  • FLOPS 1076 Gigaflops 3379.2 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
  • OpenCL version 2 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12.1
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2750 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 64 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 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 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 X70
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 22
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7168 Mbps 6500 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 8s Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
CPU
58%
GPU
50%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

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

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Kirin 9000 with a 4.33% higher clock speed (3130 MHz vs 3000 MHz).

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

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 44.74% higher GPU clock speed (1100 MHz vs 760 MHz).

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

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 52.73% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 2750 MHz).

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

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 96.04% better score (1494604 vs 762387).