HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G78 MP24 and Mali-G76 MP18.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 9000 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77) and Kirin 980 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests such as GFXBench, Quadrant, AnTuTu, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, 3DMark, Geekbench, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, Neocore, even the gaming performance of processors in Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Kirin 9000 or Kirin 980 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, CSR Racing 2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Kirin 9000

50%

Kirin 980

25%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Kirin 9000

78%

Kirin 980

71%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 9000

48%

Kirin 980

22%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Kirin 9000	Kirin 980
Total score	698731	354810
CPU	195645	99354
GPU	265527	134833
MEM	111800	56759
UX	125774	63863

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Kirin 9000	Kirin 980
Single-Core	1023	765
Multi-Core	3714	2602

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 9000	Kirin 980
Frequency	3130 MHz	2600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x3 13 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 3x2.54 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x2.06 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5, LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	44	31.78
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 9000 is 16% better than Kirin 980 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G78 MP24	Mali-G76 MP18
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	1076	581.14
# of Cores	24	18
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	27.3	27.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	83.9	54.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	50.6	58.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	46.4	40.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	71.3	46.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	103.1	74.3
Real Racing 3	88.6	87.3
Sniper 3D	65.8	93.1
Need for Speed No Limits	60.7	93.1
Mortal Kombat X	65.8	66.9
CSR Racing 2	60.7	69.8

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	128 MP	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	64 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Balong 5G	21
Download speed	15000 MBit/s.	1400 MBit/s.
Upload speed	14000 MBit/s.	900 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 9000 is better: 26
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 980 is better: 9
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 9000 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Kirin 9000 specs and review.

Kirin 980 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Kirin 980 specs and review.