Apple A9 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710F

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A9 with HiSilicon Kirin 710F. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

A9

Kirin 710F

195573

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A9

624

Kirin 710F

329

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A9

961

Kirin 710F

1341

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 1.85 GHz – Apple Twister	4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	2	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Number of transistors	2000 million	5500 million
TDP	5 Watt	5 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple M9

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4
Memory frequency	1333 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Imagination PowerVR GT7600	Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Architecture	PowerVR Rogue	Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency	650 MHz	1000 MHz
Execution units	6	4
Shaders	192	64
DirectX		12
OpenCL API	1.2	2.0
Vulkan API	1.1	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2048x1536	2340x1080
Max camera resolution	1x 32MP, 2x 12MP	1x 48MP, 2x 24MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.45 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth	4.2	4.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS GLONASS