HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G77 MC9 and Mali-G78 MP24.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 9000 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77) and Dimensity 1000 Plus is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like PassMark, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, PCMark, Quadrant, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, Octane V2, Geekbench 5, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of processors in Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy Kirin 9000 or Dimensity 1000 Plus and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2.

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 9000

50%

Dimensity 1000 Plus

36%

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

Kirin 9000

78%

Dimensity 1000 Plus

75%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 9000

48%

Dimensity 1000 Plus

35%

Antutu 8

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

	Kirin 9000	Dimensity 1000 Plus
Total score	698731	502425
CPU	195645	140682
GPU	265527	190923
MEM	111800	80391
UX	125774	90427

GeekBench 5.2

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

	Kirin 9000	Dimensity 1000 Plus
Single-Core	1023	1069
Multi-Core	3714	3316

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 9000	Dimensity 1000 Plus
Frequency	3130 MHz	2600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x3 13 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 3x2.54 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x2.06 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	4x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	10 W
Memory type	LPDDR5, LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	2133
Memory bandwidth	44	29.87
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache		8 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.3-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 9000 is 16% better than Dimensity 1000 Plus in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G78 MP24	Mali-G77 MC9
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	1076	504
# of Cores	24	9
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2520 x 1080 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	27.3	30.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	83.9	44.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	50.6	57.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	46.4	54.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	71.3	36.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	103.1	57.3
Real Racing 3	88.6	115.4
Sniper 3D	65.8	109.6
Need for Speed No Limits	60.7	80.8
Mortal Kombat X	65.8	92.3
CSR Racing 2	60.7	69.2

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	128 MP	80 MP
Dual Camera resolution	64 MP	32 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	240
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	Sub 6GHz 5G Multi-Mode
Download speed	15000 MBit/s.	4700 MBit/s.
Upload speed	14000 MBit/s.	2500 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 9000 is better: 24
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus is better: 14
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 9000 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 9000 specs and review.

Dimensity 1000 Plus SoC - all data

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

• Dimensity 1000 Plus specs and review.