HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G78 MP24 and Adreno 619L.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 9000 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77) and Snapdragon 690 5G is octa-core (Kryo 560). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Kirin 9000 or Snapdragon 690 5G and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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%

Snapdragon 690 5G

24%

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

Kirin 9000

78%

Snapdragon 690 5G

74%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 9000

48%

Snapdragon 690 5G

21%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 9000	Snapdragon 690 5G
Total score	698731	339723
CPU	195645	95116
GPU	265527	129086
MEM	111800	54361
UX	125774	61145

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 9000	Snapdragon 690 5G
Single-Core	1023	760
Multi-Core	3714	2587

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 9000	Snapdragon 690 5G
Frequency	3130 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	8 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x3 13 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 3x2.54 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x2.06 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	8x2.0 GHz Kryo 560
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5, LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x (Quad Channel)
Max. Memory	16 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	44	14.9
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 9000 is 36% better than Snapdragon 690 5G 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	Adreno 619L
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	975 MHz
GFloPS	1076	486
# of Cores	24
# of Shader Units		316
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2840 x 2160 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	24.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	83.9	55.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	50.6	45.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	46.4	41.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	71.3	45.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	103.1	71.4
Real Racing 3	88.6	80.3
Sniper 3D	65.8	59.7
Need for Speed No Limits	60.7	82.6
Mortal Kombat X	65.8	66.6
CSR Racing 2	60.7	59.7

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 v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	128 MP	192 MP
Dual Camera resolution	64 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 355L
Video Encoding FPS	60	240
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, VP8, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Balong 5G	Snapdragon X51 5G Modem-RF System
Download speed	15000 MBit/s.	2500 MBit/s.
Upload speed	14000 MBit/s.	900 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, QZSS, GLONASS, Galileo, Dual frequency GNSS, NavIC, Beidou, SBAS, GNSS
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	No	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 9000 is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G is better: 10
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of 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, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 9000 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 9000 specs and review.

Snapdragon 690 5G SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 690 5G specs and review.