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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

49

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Hisilicon Kirin 9000

Kirin 9000
Overview - Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Vs Kirin 9000

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 vs Kirin 9000 SoCs by Qualcomm and Hisilicon 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
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 40
Kirin 9000 34
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 39
Kirin 9000 28
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 86
Kirin 9000 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 55
Kirin 9000 49
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Kirin 9000
CPU 243697 194527
GPU 478120 280796
Memory 191931 146761
UX 184166 140303
Total score 1097914 762387
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 2.24% higher CPU clock speed than Kirin 9000 (3200 vs 3130 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 18.42% higher GPU clock speed than Kirin 9000 (900 vs 760 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 16.36% higher memory frequency than Kirin 9000 (3200 vs 2750 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 44.01% better AnTuTu 9 score than Kirin 9000 (1,098 K vs 762 K).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has latest instruction set, hence better than Kirin 9000.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 1311
Kirin 9000 1054

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 4117
Kirin 9000 3724

3DMark

51%
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Stability 69%

Graphics test 59 FPS
31%
Kirin 9000
Stability 54%

Graphics test 36 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz -
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 -
  • Max External Display 4K @ 60 Hz -
  • HDR HDR10+ -
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec2021 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

79%
Turbo Clock Speed

3200 MHz

77%
Turbo Clock Speed

3130 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

51%
Base Frequency

2050 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
    3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
    4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
     1x 3.13 GHz Cortex-A77
    3x 2.54 GHz Cortex-A77
    4x 2.05 GHz Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache - 64 KB
  • L2 cache - 0.512 MB
  • L3 cache 6 MB 4 MB
  • Process 4 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - 15.3 Billion
  • TDP - 4 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 730 Mali-G78 MP24
  • Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 2
  • GPU frequency 900 MHz 760 MHz
  • Execution units - 24
  • Shading units - 384
  • FLOPS - 1076 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2 2
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 44 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 24 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x16 Bit 4x16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon AI accelerator
  • Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 64MP 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem Snapdragon X65 Balong 5000
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 10240 Mbps 7168 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 2500 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed - 2560 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
CPU
40%
GPU
39%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

Hisilicon Kirin 9000

Hisilicon Kirin 9000
CPU
34%
GPU
28%
Memory
32%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Kirin 9000?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 with a 2.24% higher clock speed (3200 MHz vs 3130 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Kirin 9000?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 with a 18.42% higher GPU clock speed (900 MHz vs 760 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Kirin 9000?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 with a 16.36% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2750 MHz).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Kirin 9000?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 with a 44.01% better score (1097914 vs 762387).

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