HiSilicon Kirin 9000 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 9000 5G with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. 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
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
| Architecture | 1x 3.13 GHz – Cortex-A77 3x 2.54 GHz – Cortex-A77 4x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
2x 3.8 GHz |
| Number of cores | 8 | 2 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Lithography | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Number of transistors | 15300 million | |
| TDP | 6 Watt | |
| Neural Processing | Ascend Lite (2x) + Ascend Tiny (1x), HUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture 2.0 | Qualcomm Hexagon |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 16 GB | up to 24 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | UFS 3.1 |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G78 MP24 | Adreno 840 (8 CUs) |
| GPU Architecture | Mali Valhall | Qualcomm Adreno 800 |
| GPU frequency | 760 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Execution units | 24 | 2 |
| Shaders | 384 | 1024 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| OpenCL API | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
| Vulkan API | 1.2 | 1.4 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 3840x2160 | 3840x2540 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 8K@60fps |
| Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 4.6 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 2.5 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 (802.11ax) | 7 (802.11be) |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2020 October | 2025 Quarter 4 |
| Partnumber | SM8845 | |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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