HiSilicon Kirin 8000 vs Apple A15 Bionic

Comparisons 16-01-2024

Comprehensive comparison data of HiSilicon Kirin 8000 vs Apple A15 Bionic, testing of graphics chips (GPU). A careful review of all the specifications, 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 examination in special testing software such as PCMark, Geekbench, Quadrant, 3DMark, Neocore, Vellamo, GFXBench, PassMark, AnTuTu, and how good the CPUs are in games Call of Duty, Fortnite, GTA, Minecraft, Madout2, Asphalt 9, PUBG etc.
After reading the results these tests and videos, you already be able to figure out which chipset is better to buy Kirin 8000 or A15 Bionic.

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 8000

30%

A15 Bionic

60%

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

Kirin 8000

86%

A15 Bionic

80%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 8000

27%

A15 Bionic

58%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 8000	A15 Bionic
Total score	659883	841983
CPU	184769	235753
GPU	250747	319963
MEM	105574	134709
UX	118769	151566

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 8000	A15 Bionic
Single-Core	945	1716
Multi-Core	3611	4732

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 8000	A15 Bionic
Frequency	2200 MHz	3232 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	5 nm
Transistors count		15800 millions
Core configuration	1x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 3x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x3.23 GHz Avalanche 4x1.86 GHz Blizzard
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR5, LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x, LPDDR5
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	2800
Memory bandwidth	44	92
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		2 MB
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache		32 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.5

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here A15 Bionic is 31% better than Kirin 8000 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 8000 has -2 more core than A15 Bionic. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Maleoon 910	Apple A15 Bionic GPU
GPU Frequency	750 MHz	3232 MHz
GFloPS	2056	2989.13
# of Cores	4	5
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2796 x 1290 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	30.6	32.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	74.9	99.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	103.6	59.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	57.7	55.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	64.6	85.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	94.6	123.9
Real Racing 3	128.5	119.6
Sniper 3D	165.8	131.4
Need for Speed No Limits	144.2	83.1
Mortal Kombat X	118.7	86.9
CSR Racing 2	144.5	71.3

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	12 MP
Dual Camera resolution	48 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	60	120
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	Dolby Vision, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Balong 5G	5G Modem
Download speed	15000 MBit/s.	7000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	14000 MBit/s.	5000 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	Galileo, NavIC, GLONASS, NavIC enabled, QZSS, GPS, SBAS, Dual frequency GNSS, Beidou, GNSS
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	No	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 8000 is better: 15
The number of parameters for which Apple A15 Bionic is better: 26
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full video of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 8000 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 8000 specs and review.

A15 Bionic SoC - all data

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

• A15 Bionic specs and review.