Kirin 9000S vs Kirin 8000
We compared two 8-core processors: HiSilicon Kirin 9000S (with Maleoon 910 graphics) and Kirin 8000 (). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 9000S
- Performs 3.5x better in floating-point computations
- Shows better (up to 31%) AnTuTu 11 score โ 1062K vs 808K
- 9% higher CPU clock speed (2620 vs 2400 MHz)
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 8000
- Higher GPU frequency (~15%)
- Supports 16% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 44 GB/s)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 432016 | 269523 |
| GPU | 115680 | 112296 |
| Memory | 259116 | 211603 |
| UX | 255394 | 215236 |
| Total score | 1062256 | 808658 |
| Samples | [8 tests] | [13 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 172.6 MB/sec | 129.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 125.5 pages/sec | 58.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 136.4 Mpixels/sec | 87.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 76.8 images/sec | 49.9 images/sec |
| HDR | 118.1 Mpixels/sec | 77.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 11.8 images/sec | 7.98 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 45.1 images/sec | 23.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 5.15 Mpixels/sec | 3.69 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 3 tests | 7 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 5.02 images/sec | 4.24 images/sec |
| Face detection | 2.75 images/sec | 2.43 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.15 Gpixels/sec | 0.17 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.21 Gpixels/sec | 0.24 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.15 Gpixels/sec | 0.13 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 8.24 Gpixels/sec | 6.71 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 311.1 FPS | 601.9 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | Less than 3 | 3 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 303 | 314 |
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 2 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 9466 |
| Video editing score | - | 6509 |
| Data manipulation score | - | 8311 |
| Photo editing score | - | 18282 |
| Writing score | - | 12099 |
| Phones tested | - | 2 models |
Recent User Tests
HiSilicon Kirin 9000S
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2025-12-18 (Kirillkas) | AnTuTu 11 | 1096426 |
| ๐ 2025-12-03 (ZzZQT x Invincible) | AnTuTu 11 | 1062256 |
| ๐ 2025-11-15 -> Guevsace | AnTuTu 11 | 874659 |
| ๐ 2025-10-14 (-waveTech) | AnTuTu 11 | 961938 |
| ๐ 2025-10-09 (Jerryk) | AnTuTu 11 | 1033575 |
HiSilicon Kirin 8000
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-24 (ุฃุจูุง ุตูุงููุญู) | AnTuTu 12 | 863749 |
| ๐ 2026-09-21 (auron) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 936 / 2600 |
| ๐ 2026-07-27 (ุฃุจูุง ุตูุงููุญู) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 909 / 2399 |
| ๐ 2026-07-25 (ุฃุจูุง ุตูุงููุญู) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2309 |
| ๐ 2026-07-23 (ุฃุจูุง ุตูุงููุญู) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 909 / 2382 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Kirin 9000S and Kirin 8000CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.62 GHz โ TaiShan V120 3x 2.15 GHz โ TaiShan V120 4x 1.53 GHz โ Cortex-A510 |
1x 2.4 GHz โ 1xA77 H 3x 2.19 GHz โ 1xA77 L 4x 1.84 GHz โ A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2620 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 7 W | - |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | SMIC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Maleoon 910 | - |
| Architecture | Maleoon | - |
| GPU frequency | 750 MHz | 864 MHz |
| Pipelines | 4 | - |
| Shading units | 256 | - |
| Total shaders | 1024 | - |
| FLOPS | 1536 Gigaflops | 442.3 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 44 Gb/s | 51.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | - |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Balong 5000 | Balong |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 4600 Mbps | - |
| Upload speed | Up to 2500 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | August 2023 | October 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | Hi36A0V120, Hi36A0V120 | - |
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