HiSilicon Kirin 9000E 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 9000E 5G with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. 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?
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GeekBench 6 Single-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 4.6 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 + Ascend Tiny, HUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture 2.0 | Qualcomm Hexagon |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 16 GB | |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 3.1 |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-G78 MP22 | |
GPU Architecture | Mali Valhall | |
GPU frequency | 760 MHz | |
Execution units | 22 | |
Shaders | 352 | |
DirectX | 12 | |
OpenCL API | 2.1 | |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.2 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 3840x2160 | |
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 | |
Peak Upload Speed | 2.5 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 3 |
Partnumber | SM8850 | |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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