Kirin 9000S vs Kirin 8000
We compared two 8-core processors: HiSilicon Kirin 9000S (with Maleoon 910 graphics) and Kirin 8000 (Mali-G610 MP4). 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 β 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 |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-12-18 (Kirillkas) | AnTuTu 11 | 1096426 |
| π 2025-12-03 (ZzZQT x Invincible) | AnTuTu 11 | 1062256 |
| π 2025-11-15 -> Guevsace | AnTuTu 11 | 874659 |
| π 2025-10-14 (-waveTech) | AnTuTu 11 | 961938 |
| π 2025-10-09 (Jerryk) | AnTuTu 11 | 1033575 |
HiSilicon Kirin 8000
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-16 (Amrin) | AnTuTu 12 | 934400 |
| π 2026-09-24 (Ψ£Ψ¨ΩΨ§ Ψ΅ΩΨ§ΩΩΨΩ) | AnTuTu 12 | 863749 |
| π 2026-09-21 (auron) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 936 / 2600 |
| π 2026-07-27 (Ψ£Ψ¨ΩΨ§ Ψ΅ΩΨ§ΩΩΨΩ) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 909 / 2399 |
| π 2026-07-25 (Ψ£Ψ¨ΩΨ§ Ψ΅ΩΨ§ΩΩΨΩ) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2309 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Kirin 9000S and Kirin 8000CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.62 GHz β TaiShan V120 3x 2.15 GHz β TaiShan V120 4x 1.53 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
1x 2.4 GHz β 1xA77 H 3x 2.19 GHz β 1xA77 L 4x 1.84 GHz β 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 | Mali-G610 MP4 |
| Architecture | Maleoon | Valhall 3rd gen |
| GPU frequency | 750 MHz | 864 MHz |
| Pipelines | 4 | 4 |
| Shading units | 256 | 64 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 1536 Gigaflops | 442.3 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 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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