Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000E benchmark which processor is better

Snapdragon 875 vs Kirin 9000E

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000E, comparison of GPUs Mali-G78 MP22 and Adreno 660.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 875 is octa-core (Cortex-X1) and Kirin 9000E is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Octane V2, Vellamo, Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, Neocore, 3DMark, PassMark, even the gaming performance of processors in Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG etc.

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chipset is better to buy Snapdragon 875 or Kirin 9000E and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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 875

99%

Kirin 9000E

98%

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

Snapdragon 875

96%

Kirin 9000E

93%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 875

96%

Kirin 9000E

91%

Antutu 8

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

	Snapdragon 875	Kirin 9000E
Total score	892580	678577
CPU	249924	189996
GPU	339178	257866
MEM	142802	108569
UX	160655	122143

GeekBench 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 875	Kirin 9000E
Single-Core	1404	992
Multi-Core	4904	3714

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 875	Kirin 9000E
Frequency	2840 MHz	3130 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	5 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55	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	51.2	44
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.4-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 9% better than Snapdragon 875 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 660	Mali-G78 MP22
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	1486	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	34.8	26.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	105.8	80.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	63.4	48.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	58.4	44.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	90.5	68.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	130.5	100.7
Real Racing 3	126.8	60.9
Sniper 3D	139.5	107.1
Need for Speed No Limits	88.8	87.7
Mortal Kombat X	91.9	70.6
CSR Racing 2	76.1	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	36 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 X57 Modem-RF System 5G	Balong 5G
Download speed	15000 MBit/s.	15000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6000 MBit/s.	14000 MBit/s.
Navigation	Beidou, NavIC enabled, SBAS, GPS, GNSS, Galileo, QZSS, Dual frequency GNSS, GLONASS	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 is better: 31
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 9000E is better: 6
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 875 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 875 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.