HiSilicon Kirin 9020 vs Samsung Exynos 2600

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 9020 with Samsung Exynos 2600. 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
Exynos 2600
3455

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Kirin 9020
5114
Exynos 2600
11621

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 2x 2.5 GHz – Taishan V121
6x 2.15 GHz – Taishan V120
4x 1.6 GHz – Taishan-Little
1x 3.8 GHz – C1-Ultra
3x 3.25 GHz – C1-Pro
6x 2.75 GHz – C1-Pro
Number of cores 12 10
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv9.3-A
Lithography 7 nm 2 nm
Neural Processing HUAWEI Da Vinci AI engine with 32K MAC NPU

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 920 Xclipse 960
GPU Architecture Huawei Maleoon RDNA
GPU frequency 840 MHz 985 MHz
Execution units 2
Shaders 1024
DirectX 12 12.1
OpenCL API 2.0 2.0
Vulkan API 1.3 1.4

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 14.79 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

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2024 Quarter 4 2025 Quarter 4
Partnumber S5E9965
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship