Apple M1 vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000

Comparisons 14-05-2021

Full compare data of Apple M1 vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000, examination of graphics chips (GPU). A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the processors, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table. From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as Quadrant, Neocore, GFXBench, PCMark, Geekbench 5, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, 3DMark, PassMark, and how good the SoCs are in games Fortnite, Call of Duty, PUBG, GTA, Minecraft, Asphalt 9, Madout2 etc.
After looking at the data these tests and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy M1 or Kirin 9000.

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

100%

Kirin 9000

99%

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

100%

Kirin 9000

93%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

100%

Kirin 9000

95%

Antutu 8

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

	M1	Kirin 9000
Total score	1204017	698731
CPU	337129	195645
GPU	457523	265527
MEM	192638	111800
UX	216731	125774

GeekBench 5.2

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

	M1	Kirin 9000
Single-Core	1807	1023
Multi-Core	7691	3714

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	M1	Kirin 9000
Frequency	3200 MHz	3130 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	5 nm
Transistors count	16000 millions
Core configuration	4x3.2 GHz Firestorm 4x2.0 GHz Icestorm	1x3 13 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 3x2.54 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x2.06 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	32 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	2666	1600
Memory bandwidth	64	44
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	48 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	12 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.4-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here M1 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	Apple M1	Mali-G78 MP24
GPU Frequency	3200 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	2600	1076
# of Cores	8	24
# of Shader Units	128
Display	2732 x 2048 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	46.1	27.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	142.7	83.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	85.7	50.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	78.7	46.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	122.1	71.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	176.2	103.1
Real Racing 3	171.6	88.6
Sniper 3D	188.1	65.8
Need for Speed No Limits	119.3	60.7
Mortal Kombat X	123.4	65.8
CSR Racing 2	102.7	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 8 and GeekBench 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	24 MP	128 MP
Dual Camera resolution	24 MP	64 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	960	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Snapdragon X80 5G	Balong 5G
Download speed	9500 MBit/s.	15000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6000 MBit/s.	14000 MBit/s.
Navigation	Galileo, GLONASS, GPS, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple M1 is better: 35
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 9000 is better: 6
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs, as well as read the test results at the links below.

M1 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu 8
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 5 mobile

• M1 specs and review.

Kirin 9000 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu 8
• GeekBench 5 mobile

• Kirin 9000 specs and review.