HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G78 MP24 and Mali-G76 MP18.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 990 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Kirin 9000 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 990 5G or Kirin 9000 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9.

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 990 5G

32%

Kirin 9000

50%

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

Kirin 990 5G

73%

Kirin 9000

78%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 990 5G

29%

Kirin 9000

48%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 990 5G	Kirin 9000
Total score	456731	698731
CPU	127884	195645
GPU	173566	265527
MEM	73076	111800
UX	82211	125774

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 990 5G	Kirin 9000
Single-Core	945	1023
Multi-Core	3118	3714

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 990 5G	Kirin 9000
Frequency	2860 MHz	3130 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 2x2.36 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	1x3 13 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 3x2.54 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x2.06 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR5, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	12 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	31.78	44
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-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 9000 is 8% better than Kirin 990 5G in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G76 MP18	Mali-G78 MP24
GPU Frequency	950 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	581.14	1076
# of Cores	18	24
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 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	28.4	27.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	57.5	83.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	59.6	50.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	43.6	46.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	50.7	71.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	77.2	103.1
Real Racing 3	74.5	88.6
Sniper 3D	131.1	65.8
Need for Speed No Limits	83.4	60.7
Mortal Kombat X	86.4	65.8
CSR Racing 2	65.6	60.7

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	32 MP	128 MP
Dual Camera resolution		64 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	21	Balong 5G
Download speed	1400 MBit/s.	15000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	900 MBit/s.	14000 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G is better: 9
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 9000 is better: 24
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 990 5G SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 990 5G specs and review.

Kirin 9000 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 9000 specs and review.