HiSilicon Kirin 8000 vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000L

Comparisons 16-01-2024

Comprehensive compare data of HiSilicon Kirin 8000 vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000L, examination of graphics chips (GPU). A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table. From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as Neocore, AnTuTu, Vellamo, 3DMark, Quadrant, GFXBench, Geekbench, PCMark, PassMark, and how good the SoCs are in games PUBG, Fortnite, Minecraft, Asphalt 9, Call of Duty, GTA, Madout2 etc.
After reading the results these tests and videos, you already be able to figure out which chip is better to buy Kirin 8000 or Kirin 9000L.

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%

Kirin 9000L

46%

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

Kirin 8000

86%

Kirin 9000L

81%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 8000

27%

Kirin 9000L

45%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 8000	Kirin 9000L
Total score	659883	644858
CPU	184769	180568
GPU	250747	245056
MEM	105574	103175
UX	118769	116065

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 8000	Kirin 9000L
Single-Core	945	1018
Multi-Core	3611	3529

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 8000	Kirin 9000L
Frequency	2200 MHz	2860 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	5 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 3x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	1x2.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 3x2.06 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 4x1.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5, LPDDR4x	LPDDR5, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	44	44
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache
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 Kirin 9000L is 23% better than Kirin 8000 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Maleoon 910	Mali-G78 MP14
GPU Frequency	750 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	2056	976
# of Cores	4	24
# 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	30.6	29.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	74.9	72.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	103.6	100.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	57.7	56.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	64.6	62.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	94.6	91.1
Real Racing 3	128.5	175.2
Sniper 3D	165.8	160.4
Need for Speed No Limits	144.2	140.7
Mortal Kombat X	118.7	130.1
CSR Racing 2	144.5	140.4

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

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 8000 is better: 18
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 9000L is better: 5
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full video of parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs, 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.

Kirin 9000L SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 9000L specs and review.