HiSilicon Kirin 9000E vs Samsung Exynos 1080

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 9000E vs Samsung Exynos 1080, compare of GPUs Mali-G78 MP22 and Mali-G78 MP24.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 9000E is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77) and Exynos 1080 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A78). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy Kirin 9000E or Exynos 1080 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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 9000E

98%

Exynos 1080

99%

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

Kirin 9000E

93%

Exynos 1080

91%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 9000E

91%

Exynos 1080

97%

Antutu 8

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

	Kirin 9000E	Exynos 1080
Total score	678577	676347
CPU	189996	189378
GPU	257866	257014
MEM	108569	108209
UX	122143	121743

GeekBench 5.2

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

	Kirin 9000E	Exynos 1080
Single-Core	992	1023
Multi-Core	3714	3731

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 9000E	Exynos 1080
Frequency	3130 MHz	3000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	5 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x3 13 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 3x2.54 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 4x2.06 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	4x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 4x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR5, LPDDR4x	LPDDR5
Max. Memory	16 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	44	44
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache		4 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 9000E is 4% better than Exynos 1080 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	Mali-G78 MP24
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	986	1076
# of Cores	22	24
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	4096 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	25.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	80.3	79.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	48.7	47.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	44.1	43.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	68.9	67.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	100.7	99.7
Real Racing 3	60.9	59.6
Sniper 3D	107.1	76.3
Need for Speed No Limits	87.7	57.2
Mortal Kombat X	70.6	69.2
CSR Racing 2	58.4	66.8

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	240 MP
Dual Camera resolution	48 MP	48 MP
Image Signal Processor (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	H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Balong 5G	Exynos Modem 5200
Download speed	15000 MBit/s.	14000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	14000 MBit/s.	12000 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	Galileo, QZSS, GPS, Glonass, Beidou, SBAS
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 9000E is better: 23
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 1080 is better: 12
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Kirin 9000E and Exynos 1080, 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 8
• GeekBench 5 mobile

• Kirin 9000E specs and review.

Exynos 1080 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 1080 specs and review.