HiSilicon Kirin 9000E vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 9000E vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 650 and Mali-G78 MP22.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 9000E is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77) and Snapdragon 865 is octa-core (Kryo 585). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as WebXPRT 3, PassMark, Vellamo, AnTuTu, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, PCMark, Octane V2, 3DMark, Neocore, even the gaming performance of chips in Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Fortnite etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy Kirin 9000E or Snapdragon 865 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2.

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 9000E

48%

Snapdragon 865

42%

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

Kirin 9000E

78%

Snapdragon 865

73%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 9000E

45%

Snapdragon 865

39%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 9000E	Snapdragon 865
Total score	678577	583551
CPU	189996	163401
GPU	257866	221754
MEM	108569	93372
UX	122143	105047

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 9000E	Snapdragon 865
Single-Core	992	934
Multi-Core	3714	3435

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 9000E	Snapdragon 865
Frequency	3130 MHz	2840 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-A77 4x2.06 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	8x2.84 GHz Kryo 585
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	10 W
Memory type	LPDDR5, LPDDR4x	4x16bit, LPDDR5
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	2750
Memory bandwidth	44	44
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		4 MB
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 9000E is 9% better than Snapdragon 865 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 MP22	Adreno 650
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	986	989
# of Cores	22
# of Shader Units		512
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	26.7	29.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	80.3	62.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	48.7	58.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	44.1	59.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	68.9	49.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	100.7	76.5
Real Racing 3	60.9	73.3
Sniper 3D	107.1	111.3
Need for Speed No Limits	87.7	93.8
Mortal Kombat X	70.6	85
CSR Racing 2	58.4	70.3

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	200 MP
Dual Camera resolution	48 MP	25 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 480
Video Encoding FPS	60	960
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Balong 5G	Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 Modem-RF System 5G
Download speed	15000 MBit/s.	7500 MBit/s.
Upload speed	14000 MBit/s.	3000 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	SBAS, NavIC enabled, Galileo, GPS, GNSS, QZSS, Dual frequency GNSS, GLONASS, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	No	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 9000E is better: 20
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 is better: 19
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Kirin 9000E and Snapdragon 865, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 9000E SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 9000E specs and review.

Snapdragon 865 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 865 specs and review.