HiSilicon Kirin 9000SL vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro

Comparisons 08-01-2024

Detailed testing data of HiSilicon Kirin 9000SL vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro, 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 9000SL or Snapdragon 888 Pro.

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%

Snapdragon 888 Pro

64%

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

Kirin 9000SL

86%

Snapdragon 888 Pro

80%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 9000SL

32%

Snapdragon 888 Pro

62%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 9000SL	Snapdragon 888 Pro
Total score	716097	897135
CPU	200500	251189
GPU	272118	340912
MEM	114579	143538
UX	128898	161487

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 9000SL	Snapdragon 888 Pro
Single-Core	1026	1251
Multi-Core	3919	3945

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 9000SL	Snapdragon 888 Pro
Frequency	2350 MHz	3000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	5 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x2.35 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 3x2.15 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	10 W
Memory type	LPDDR5, LPDDR4x	LPDDR5 (Quad Channel)
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 Snapdragon 888 Pro is 21% better than Kirin 9000SL in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Maleoon 910	Adreno 660
GPU Frequency	750 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	2056	1486
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		512
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	3840 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	27.2	33.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	83.6	106.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	51.2	62.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	47.1	58.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	72.2	90.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	105.3	131.9
Real Racing 3	64.8	127.2
Sniper 3D	67.3	140.2
Need for Speed No Limits	72.1	89.2
Mortal Kombat X	75.3	91.1
CSR Racing 2	72.4	77.5

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	64 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 580
Video Encoding FPS	60	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	Dolby Vision, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Balong 5G	Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 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, Galileo, Beidou, GNSS, GLONASS, GPS, Dual frequency GNSS, NavIC, QZSS, NavIC enabled
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	No	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 9000SL is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro is better: 29
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 9000SL SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 9000SL specs and review.

Snapdragon 888 Pro SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 888 Pro specs and review.