HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000 5G

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The HiSilicon Kirin 930 and the HiSilicon Kirin 9000 5G are both powerful processors, but they differ significantly in terms of their specifications.

Starting with the Kirin 930, it features a quad-core Cortex-A53 processor architecture, with four cores running at 2 GHz and another four cores running at 1.5 GHz. This processor is built on a 28 nm lithography and contains approximately 1000 million transistors. The instruction set for this processor is ARMv8-A, and it has a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 5 Watts.

On the other hand, the Kirin 9000 5G boasts an even more advanced architecture. It features a combination of Cortex-A77 and Cortex-A55 cores, with one Cortex-A77 core clocked at an impressive 3.13 GHz, three Cortex-A77 cores running at 2.54 GHz, and four Cortex-A55 cores running at 2.05 GHz. This processor utilizes a more advanced ARMv8.2-A instruction set and is built using a more advanced 5 nm lithography. With approximately 15300 million transistors, it packs significantly more power. Additionally, the Kirin 9000 5G comes with a neural processing unit that includes Ascend Lite and Ascend Tiny, as well as the HUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture 2.0.

In terms of power consumption, the Kirin 9000 5G has a slightly higher TDP of 6 Watts compared to the Kirin 930's 5 Watt TDP. However, this increase in power consumption is expected considering the Kirin 9000 5G's more advanced architecture and added features.

Overall, the HiSilicon Kirin 9000 5G outperforms the Kirin 930 in terms of its CPU cores, architecture, lithography, number of transistors, and additional neural processing capabilities. It is designed to provide a faster and more efficient user experience, particularly in the realm of 5G technology.

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 1.5 GHz – Cortex-A53
1x 3.13 GHz – Cortex-A77
3x 2.54 GHz – Cortex-A77
4x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Number of transistors 1000 million 15300 million
TDP 5 Watt 6 Watt
Neural Processing Ascend Lite (2x) + Ascend Tiny (1x), HUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture 2.0

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 6 GB up to 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 800 MHz 2750 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.0 UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name Mali-T628 MP4 Mali-G78 MP24
GPU Architecture Midgard Valhall
GPU frequency 600 MHz 760 MHz
Execution units 4 24
Shaders 64 384
DirectX 11 12
OpenCL API 1.2 2.1
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2560x1600 3840x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 20MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 4K@60fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.3 Gbps 4.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.05 Gbps 2.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 4.2 5.2
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2015 Quarter 2 2020 October
Partnumber Hi3630
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Kirin 930
Kirin 9000 5G
762886

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Kirin 930
Kirin 9000 5G
1062

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Kirin 930
Kirin 9000 5G
3724