Apple A9 vs HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A9 with HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G. 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 985 5G

467882

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A9

624

Kirin 985 5G

699

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A9

961

Kirin 985 5G

2593

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 1.85 GHz – Apple Twister	1x 2.58 GHz – Cortex-A76 3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	2	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	2000 million
TDP	5 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple M9	Ascend D110 Lite + Ascend D100 Tiny, HUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	1333 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.0

Graphics

GPU name	Imagination PowerVR GT7600	Mali-G77 MP8
GPU Architecture	PowerVR Rogue	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	650 MHz	700 MHz
Execution units	6	8
Shaders	192	128
DirectX		12
OpenCL API	1.2	2.1
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.1	1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2048x1536	3120x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 32MP, 2x 12MP	1x 48MP, 2x 20MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@30fp
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	1.4 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	0.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	4.2	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS