Apple M2 vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000E

Comparisons 20-10-2022

Full compare data of Apple M2 vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000E, testing of graphics processors (GPU). A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table. From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as PassMark, GFXBench, Neocore, PCMark, Vellamo, Geekbench, AnTuTu, 3DMark, Quadrant, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Call of Duty, Asphalt 9, Madout2, Fortnite, Minecraft, GTA, PUBG etc.
After looking at the data these tests and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy Apple M2 or Kirin 9000E.

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

Apple M2

99%

Kirin 9000E

48%

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

Apple M2

82%

Kirin 9000E

78%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Apple M2

96%

Kirin 9000E

45%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Apple M2	Kirin 9000E
Total score	1377794	678577
CPU	385778	189996
GPU	523560	257866
MEM	220445	108569
UX	248006	122143

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Apple M2	Kirin 9000E
Single-Core	1896	992
Multi-Core	8862	3714

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Apple M2	Kirin 9000E
Frequency	3490 MHz	3130 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	5 nm
Transistors count	20000 millions
Core configuration	4x3.49 GHz Avalanche 4x2.39 GHz Blizzard	1x3 13 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 3x2.54 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 4x2.06 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	64 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	6400	1600
Memory bandwidth	76	44
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	2 Mb
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.5-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Apple M2 is 10% better than Kirin 9000E in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Apple M2	Mali-G78 MP22
GPU Frequency	3490 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	3600	986
# of Cores	10	22
# of Shader Units	2560
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	52.3	26.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	163.8	80.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	98.3	48.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	90.5	44.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	139.5	68.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	201.1	100.7
Real Racing 3	196.5	60.9
Sniper 3D	215.6	107.1
Need for Speed No Limits	136.3	87.7
Mortal Kombat X	141.8	70.6
CSR Racing 2	117.5	58.4

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	63 MP	128 MP
Dual Camera resolution	24 MP	48 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	Apple Modem 5G	Balong 5G
Download speed	12500 MBit/s.	15000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	7500 MBit/s.	14000 MBit/s.
Navigation	Galileo, GPS, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple M2 is better: 35
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 9000E 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 listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Apple M2 SoC - all data

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

• Apple M2 specs and review.

Kirin 9000E SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 9000E specs and review.