HiSilicon Kirin 9010 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 9010 with MediaTek Dimensity 8400. 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

Kirin 9010

1408

Dimensity 8400

1577

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 9010

4284

Dimensity 8400

6057

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.3 GHz – Taishan V121 6x 2.18 GHz – Taishan V121 4x 1.55 GHz – Cortex-A510	1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
Number of cores	12	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	7 nm	4 nm
TDP		7 Watt
Neural Processing	HUAWEI Da Vinci	MediaTek NPU 880

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency		4266 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Maleoon 910	Mali-G720 MP7
GPU Architecture	Huawei Maleoon	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	750 MHz	1300 MHz
Execution units	4	7
Shaders	1024	896
DirectX	12	12
OpenCL API	2.0	3.0
Vulkan API	1.0	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160	2960x1440
Max camera resolution		1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	4.6 Gbps	5.17 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	2.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.2	6.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS