HiSilicon Kirin 9000L vs Samsung Exynos 9 9820

Comparisons   21-05-2022
   Detailed testing data of HiSilicon Kirin 9000L vs Samsung Exynos 9 9820, comparison of graphics processors (GPU). A careful review of all the specifications of the SoCs, to make it easier to read, is made by the table. From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like PassMark, Vellamo, GFXBench, 3DMark, Geekbench, PCMark, Quadrant, Neocore, AnTuTu, even the gaming performance of SoCs in GTA, Call of Duty, Fortnite, Madout2, Minecraft, Asphalt 9, PUBG etc.
   After reading the results of all tests and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processors is better to buy Kirin 9000L or Exynos 9 9820.

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 9000L

46%

Exynos 9 9820

28%

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

Kirin 9000L

81%

Exynos 9 9820

69%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 9000L

45%

Exynos 9 9820

26%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 9000L	Exynos 9 9820
Total score	644858	399622
CPU	180568	111888
GPU	245056	151860
MEM	103175	63940
UX	116065	71931

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 9000L	Exynos 9 9820
Single-Core	1018	862
Multi-Core	3529	2930

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 9000L	Exynos 9 9820
Frequency	2860 MHz	2700 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	8 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x2.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 3x2.06 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 4x1.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.7 GHz Exynos M3 Mongoose 2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 2x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR5, LPDDR4x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	16 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	2133
Memory bandwidth	44	31.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		2 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 9000L is 5% better than Exynos 9 9820 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 MP14	Mali-G76 MP12
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	976	489.38
# of Cores	24	12
# 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	29.5	28.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	72.9	44.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	100.9	54.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	56.7	37.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	62.1	36.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	91.1	55.2
Real Racing 3	175.2	68.6
Sniper 3D	160.4	71.4
Need for Speed No Limits	140.7	76.9
Mortal Kombat X	130.1	71.4
CSR Racing 2	140.4	65.9

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	22 MP
Dual Camera resolution	48 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Five sensors supported 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	LTE-Advanced Pro Cat.20 8CA
Download speed	15000 MBit/s.	2024 MBit/s.
Upload speed	14000 MBit/s.	316 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 9000L is better: 32
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 9 9820 is better: 8
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch video from beginning to end of parallel comparison 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 9000L SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 9000L specs and review.

Exynos 9 9820 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 9000L specs and review.