Hisilicon Kirin 9000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
We have compiled a detailed comparison of the recently introduced
Kirin 9000 vs Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SoCs, designed by
Hisilicon and Qualcomm respectively. Our comparison outlines the benefits and
limitations of these
8-core
processors, focusing on
their performance across
Geekbench, Antutu, and
3DMark benchmarks, and
technical aspects.
Review
General comparison of performance, power consumption,
and other
indicators
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and
Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan
Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the
Chip
Key Differences
Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Kirin 9000
Kirin 9000 has
56.50%
higher CPU clock speed than
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (3130 vs 2000 MHz).
Kirin 9000 has
28.93%
higher memory frequency than
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (2750
vs 2133 MHz).
Kirin 9000 has
33.33%
smaller sized transistor
than
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
(4
vs 6 nm).
Kirin 9000
has
96.44
%
better AnTuTu 9
score than
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (762 K vs
388
K).
Kirin 9000 has the
latest
instruction
set, hence
better than
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1.
Kirin 9000
supports
158.82
%
higher
memory
bandwidth
than
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
(
44
vs
17
MHz).
Pros of Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
has
8.55
%
higher
GPU
clock
speed
than
Kirin 9000
(
825
vs
760
MHz).
Benchmarks
Evaluating performance through competitive testing in
leading benchmarks.
AnTuTu 10
The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O
capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU
194527
114597
GPU
280796
93082
Memory
146761
68776
UX
140303
111637
Total score
762387
388092
GeekBench 6
The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and
multithreaded CPU
performance
3DMark
A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics
performance in Vulkan
(Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability
54%
99%
Graphics test
36 FPS
6 FPS
Score
6040
1034
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Kirin 9000 and Dimensity
9300
Architecture
1x 3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 3x 2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 4x 2.05 GHz Cortex-A55
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores
8
8
Base Frequency
2050MHz
1800MHz
Turbo Frequency
3130MHz
2000MHz
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
-
L2 cache
64 KB
-
L2 cache
0.512 MB
-
L3 cache
4 MB
-
Process
4 nanometers
6 nanometers
Transistor count
15.3 billion
-
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
4 W
-
GPU name
Mali-G78 MP24
Adreno 619
Architecture
Valhall 2
Adreno 600
GPU frequency
760 MHz
825 MHz
Pipelines
24
4
Shading units
384
-
Total shaders
768
-
FLOPS
1076 Gigaflops
-
Vulkan version
1.1
1.1
OpenCL version
2
2.0
DirectX version
12
12
Neural processor (NPU)
AI accelerator
Yes
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR4X
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
2133 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
44 Gbit/s
17 Gbit/s
Max size
16 GB
8 GB
Storage type
UFS 3.1
UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
1x 108MP
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
1K at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP9
H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Modem
Balong 5000
Snapdragon X51
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 18
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed 5G
Up to 7168 Mbps
Up to 2500 Mbps
Download speed 4G
-
Up to 800 Mbps
Upload speed 5G
Up to 2560 Mbps
Up to 900 Mbps
Upload speed 4G
-
Up to 210 Mbps
Wi-Fi
6
5
Bluetooth
5.2
5.2
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC