Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000E

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000E, compare of GPUs Adreno 650 and Mali-G78 MP22.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 865 Plus is octa-core (Kryo 585 Prime) and Kirin 9000E is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications of the processors, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, AnTuTu, Geekbench 5, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, Neocore, PassMark, PCMark, Quadrant, and how good the chips are in games Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock etc.

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 865 Plus or Kirin 9000E and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2.

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

Snapdragon 865 Plus

97%

Kirin 9000E

98%

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

Snapdragon 865 Plus

81%

Kirin 9000E

93%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 865 Plus

91%

Kirin 9000E

91%

Antutu 8

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

	Snapdragon 865 Plus	Kirin 9000E
Total score	663155	678577
CPU	185674	189996
GPU	251998	257866
MEM	106104	108569
UX	119367	122143

GeekBench 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 865 Plus	Kirin 9000E
Single-Core	1042	992
Multi-Core	3647	3714

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 865 Plus	Kirin 9000E
Frequency	3100 MHz	3130 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x3.1 GHz Kryo 585 Prime 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 Gold 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585 Silver	1x3 13 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 3x2.54 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 4x2.06 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 (Quad Channel)	LPDDR5, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	2750	1600
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 Kirin 9000E is 0% better than Snapdragon 865 Plus in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 650	Mali-G78 MP22
GPU Frequency	645 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	1348	986
# of Cores		22
# of Shader Units	512
Display	3840 x 2160 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	30.9	26.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	75.2	80.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	103.7	48.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	58.1	44.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	64.4	68.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	94.9	100.7
Real Racing 3	129.6	60.9
Sniper 3D	165.9	107.1
Need for Speed No Limits	145.2	87.7
Mortal Kombat X	119.3	70.6
CSR Racing 2	145.2	58.4

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	200 MP	128 MP
Dual Camera resolution	25 MP	48 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 480
Video Encoding FPS	60	60
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 Modem-RF System 5G	Balong 5G
Download speed	7500 MBit/s.	15000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3000 MBit/s.	14000 MBit/s.
Navigation	QZSS, SBAS, Galileo, Beidou, GPS, NavIC enabled, GNSS, GLONASS, Dual frequency GNSS	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus is better: 19
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 9000E is better: 18
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Snapdragon 865 Plus and Kirin 9000E, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 865 Plus SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 865 Plus specs and review.

Kirin 9000E SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 9000E specs and review.