HiSilicon Kirin 9020 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400e

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 9020 with MediaTek Dimensity 9400e. 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 9020

1598

Dimensity 9400e

2226

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 9020

5114

Dimensity 9400e

7236

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.5 GHz – Taishan V121 6x 2.15 GHz – Taishan V120 4x 1.6 GHz – Taishan-Little	1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X4 3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720
Number of cores	12	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	7 nm	4 nm
Number of transistors		22700 million
Neural Processing	HUAWEI Da Vinci	MediaTek NPU 790

Memory (RAM)

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

Graphics

GPU name	Maleoon 920	Mali-G720 MP12
GPU Architecture	Huawei Maleoon	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	840 MHz	1300 MHz
Execution units	2	12
Shaders	1024	1536
DirectX	12	12
OpenCL API	2.0	3.0
Vulkan API	1.3	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160	3840x2160
Max camera resolution		1x 320MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	8K@30fps
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		7.3 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	5.4	6.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS