Apple M4 (iPad) vs HiSilicon Kirin 8000

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M4 (iPad) with HiSilicon Kirin 8000. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M4 (iPad)

3748

Kirin 8000

990

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M4 (iPad)

14604

Kirin 8000

2921

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.4 GHz	1x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A77 3x 2.19 GHz – Cortex-A77 4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	28000 million
TDP	14 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	7500 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M4 GPU	Mali-G610 MP4
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	1598 MHz	864 MHz
Execution units	10	4
Shaders	1280	256
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2064x2752
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	10 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS