HiSilicon Kirin 9000SL vs Apple A14 Bionic

Comparisons 08-01-2024

Detailed comparison data of HiSilicon Kirin 9000SL vs Apple A14 Bionic, examination of graphics processors (GPU). A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics of the chips, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table. From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as Neocore, 3DMark, GFXBench, AnTuTu, Quadrant, Vellamo, PCMark, PassMark, Geekbench, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Minecraft, PUBG, GTA, Call of Duty, Fortnite, Madout2, Asphalt 9 etc.
After reading the results of joint tests and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Kirin 9000SL or A14 Bionic.

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 9000SL

33%

A14 Bionic

41%

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

Kirin 9000SL

86%

A14 Bionic

78%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 9000SL

32%

A14 Bionic

38%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 9000SL	A14 Bionic
Total score	716097	571583
CPU	200500	160050
GPU	272118	217206
MEM	114579	91462
UX	128898	102894

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 9000SL	A14 Bionic
Single-Core	1026	1621
Multi-Core	3919	4180

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 9000SL	A14 Bionic
Frequency	2350 MHz	3000 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	5 nm
Transistors count		11800000 millions
Core configuration	1x2.35 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 3x2.15 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	8x3 GHz Icestorm 4x1.8 GHz Firestorm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5, LPDDR4x	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	16 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	4266
Memory bandwidth	44	42.7
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache		8 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.4-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here A14 Bionic is 21% better than Kirin 9000SL in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 9000SL has -2 more core than A14 Bionic. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Maleoon 910	Apple A14 Bionic
GPU Frequency	750 MHz	3000 MHz
GFloPS	2056	1480
# of Cores	4	4
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2732 x 2048 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	27.2	28.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	83.6	60.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	51.2	56.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	47.1	57.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	72.2	47.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	105.3	74.8
Real Racing 3	64.8	98.5
Sniper 3D	67.3	73.2
Need for Speed No Limits	72.1	67.6
Mortal Kombat X	75.3	73.2
CSR Racing 2	72.4	67.6

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	12 MP
Dual Camera resolution	48 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Apple ISP
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	Snapdragon X60 5G
Download speed	15000 MBit/s.	7500 MBit/s.
Upload speed	14000 MBit/s.	3000 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	NavIC enabled, GNSS, NavIC, Dual frequency GNSS, GLONASS, Galileo, GPS, QZSS, SBAS, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	No	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 9000SL is better: 20
The number of parameters for which Apple A14 Bionic is better: 17
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full video of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 9000SL SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 9000SL specs and review.

A14 Bionic SoC - all data

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

• A14 Bionic specs and review.