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Kirin 9000S vs Kirin 9000

Kirin 9000S
VS
Kirin 9000
Kirin 9000S
Kirin 9000

We compared two 8-core processors: HiSilicon Kirin 9000S (with Maleoon 910 graphics) and Kirin 9000 (Mali-G78 MP24). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (5)

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 9000S
  • Performs 32% better in floating-point computations
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 9000
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
  • 19% higher CPU clock speed (3130 vs 2620 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Kirin 9000S
vs
Kirin 9000

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Kirin 9000S
1062256
Kirin 9000 +2%
1079281
CPU 432016 370173
GPU 115680 275434
Memory 259116 158011
UX 255394 275663
Total score 1062256 1079281
Samples [8 tests] Less than 3
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Kirin 9000S +5%
1325
Kirin 9000
1262
Multi-Core Score
Kirin 9000S +17%
4118
Kirin 9000
3507
Asset compression 172.6 MB/sec 146.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 125.5 pages/sec 90.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 136.4 Mpixels/sec 113.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 76.8 images/sec 71.8 images/sec
HDR 118.1 Mpixels/sec 98.9 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11.8 images/sec 11.8 images/sec
Photo processing 45.1 images/sec 29.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 5.15 Mpixels/sec 4.01 Mpixels/sec
Samples 3 tests 71 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Kirin 9000S
1202
Kirin 9000 +531%
7580
Background blur 5.02 images/sec 11.8 images/sec
Face detection 2.75 images/sec 6.39 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.15 Gpixels/sec 0.24 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.21 Gpixels/sec 0.52 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.15 Gpixels/sec 0.38 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 8.24 Gpixels/sec 28.2 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 311.1 FPS 1164.8 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples Less than 3 -

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 303 -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 2062
Stability - 90%
Graphics test - 12 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 5096
Video editing score - 6152
Data manipulation score - 6691
Photo editing score - 16500
Writing score - 8573

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 81 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 44 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 29 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz - 51 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 58 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Huawei Mate 40 Pro
1344 x 3140
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
HiSilicon Kirin 9000S
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-18 (Kirillkas)AnTuTu1096426
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-03 (ZzZQT x Invincible)AnTuTu1062256
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-15 -> GuevsaceAnTuTu874659
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-14 (-waveTech)AnTuTu961938
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-09 (Jerryk)AnTuTu1033575
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Kirin 9000S and Kirin 9000

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.62 GHz – TaiShan V120
3x 2.15 GHz – TaiShan V120
4x 1.53 GHz – Cortex-A510		 1x 3.13 GHz – Cortex-A77
3x 2.54 GHz – Cortex-A77
4x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2620 MHz 3130 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 7 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistor count - 15.3 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 7 W 6 W
Manufacturing SMIC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Maleoon 910 Mali-G78 MP24
Architecture Maleoon Valhall 2nd gen
GPU frequency 750 MHz 759 MHz
Pipelines 4 24
Shading units 256 32
Total shaders 1024 768
FLOPS 1536 Gigaflops 1165.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Da Vinci AI accelerator

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 44 Gb/s 44 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K 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 5000
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4600 Mbps Up to 4600 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC

Info

Announced August 2023 October 2020
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number Hi36A0V120, Hi36A0V120 -
Official page - HiSilicon Kirin 9000 official site
Successor - - HiSilicon Kirin 9000S

Cast your vote

So, which SoC would you choose?
176 (47.8%)
192 (52.2%)
Total votes: 368

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Comments

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Know-it-all December 14, 2023 at 01:54 PM
The Kirin 9000S on MatePad Pro 13.2" recorded a CPU stability of 83% and a GPU stability of 99%. Additionally, it supports LPDDR5X, not LPDDR5 RAM. Moreover, the core count of the Mali GPU is 4. I found all this information in a review on GSMArena. (No need to post this comment, I just wanted you guys to look into it.)
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Uwu October 20, 2023 at 11:14 PM
Pls update the info about kirin 9000s It is actually a 5nm chip based on tsmc and manufactured in 2020
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Know-it-all November 11, 2023 at 09:26 AM
If it was produced by TSMC in 2020, it wouldn't be using the new Mali GPU, and its cores wouldn't be clocked so low. In fact, it wouldn't even include the Cortex A710 or A510 cores, as those were launched in 2022. Plus, I doubt Huawei would have such a chip in their inventory and keep it locked away for three yearsβ€”it just doesn't make sense.
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slayer September 18, 2023 at 04:30 PM
9000s is not based on tsmc.
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Serhii September 19, 2023 at 09:04 AM
Thank you for the information, we will definitely look into the processor specifications.
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