Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 650 and Mali-G78 MP24.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 870 5G is octa-core (Kryo 585 Prime) and Kirin 9000 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like AnTuTu 8, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, PCMark, Quadrant, Geekbench, GFXBench, Neocore, Octane V2, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of processors in Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 870 5G or Kirin 9000 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9.

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

Snapdragon 870 5G

50%

Kirin 9000

50%

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

Snapdragon 870 5G

76%

Kirin 9000

78%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 870 5G

47%

Kirin 9000

48%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 870 5G	Kirin 9000
Total score	703475	698731
CPU	196982	195645
GPU	267320	265527
MEM	112558	111800
UX	126630	125774

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 870 5G	Kirin 9000
Single-Core	1106	1023
Multi-Core	3869	3714

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 870 5G	Kirin 9000
Frequency	3200 MHz	3130 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 Prime 3x2.48 GHz Kryo 585 Gold 4x2.0 GHz Kryo 585 Silver	1x3 13 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 3x2.54 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x2.06 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 (Quad Channel)	LPDDR5, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	2750	1600
Memory bandwidth	44	44
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 870 5G is 2% better than Kirin 9000 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 650	Mali-G78 MP24
GPU Frequency	645 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	1348	1076
# of Cores		24
# of Shader Units	512
Display	3840 x 2160 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	26.4	27.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	82.2	83.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	50.3	50.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	46.3	46.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	71.4	71.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	103.8	103.1
Real Racing 3	62.9	88.6
Sniper 3D	95.6	65.8
Need for Speed No Limits	90.5	60.7
Mortal Kombat X	65.4	65.8
CSR Racing 2	65.4	60.7

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	200 MP	128 MP
Dual Camera resolution	25 MP	64 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 480
Video Encoding FPS	60	60
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 Modem-RF System 5G	Balong 5G
Download speed	7500 MBit/s.	15000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3000 MBit/s.	14000 MBit/s.
Navigation	Beidou, GPS, Galileo, NavIC enabled, Dual frequency GNSS, QZSS, GNSS, SBAS, GLONASS	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G is better: 23
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 9000 is better: 14
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Snapdragon 870 5G and Kirin 9000, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 870 5G SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 870 5G specs and review.

Kirin 9000 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 9000 specs and review.