Kirin 9020 vs Kirin 9010
We compared two 8-core processors: HiSilicon Kirin 9020 (with Maleoon 920 graphics) and Kirin 9010 (Maleoon 910). 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 9020
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Kirin 9010
- Shows better (up to 18%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1383K vs 1177K
- 9% higher CPU clock speed (2500 vs 2300 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~12%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 484142 | 512832 |
| GPU | 269177 | 131160 |
| Memory | 340806 | 270499 |
| UX | 289668 | 262705 |
| Total score | 1383793 | 1177196 |
| Samples | [10 tests] | [25 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 169.6 MB/sec | 170.6 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 129.9 pages/sec | 126.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 126.6 Mpixels/sec | 142.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 85.1 images/sec | 81.5 images/sec |
| HDR | 118.5 Mpixels/sec | 120.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 14.7 images/sec | 12.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 43.4 images/sec | 43.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 5.21 Mpixels/sec | 5.08 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 7 tests | 4 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 6.04 images/sec | 5.55 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.28 images/sec | 3.09 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.24 Gpixels/sec | 0.17 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.32 Gpixels/sec | 0.26 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.26 Gpixels/sec | 0.19 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | 0.03 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 20.6 Gpixels/sec | 10.6 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 568.2 FPS | 364.3 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 6 tests | 4 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 454 | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 1393 |
| Graphics test | - | 8 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 8954 |
| Video editing score | - | 5507 |
| Data manipulation score | - | 9506 |
| Photo editing score | - | 20710 |
| Writing score | - | 13994 |
| Phones tested | - | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-13 (AndreyK) | AnTuTu | 1372431 |
| π 2026-09-09 -> LeofMate | AnTuTu | 1291607 |
| π 2026-08-22 (A_s_t_r_a) | AnTuTu | 1328024 |
| π 2026-04-18 (Antonio) | AnTuTu | 1395526 |
| π 2026-02-25 (BlizardRx) | AnTuTu | 1337422 |
HiSilicon Kirin 9010
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-14 -> pivozavrik | GeekBench GPU | 2440 |
| π 2026-09-14 -> pivozavrik | GeekBench CPU | 1429 / 4124 |
| π 2026-09-14 -> pivozavrik | AnTuTu | 1210912 |
| π 2026-08-01 (Ridnitxx) | AnTuTu | 1234325 |
| π 2026-06-30 -> zrewzqq | AnTuTu | 1160750 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Kirin 9020 and Kirin 9010CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.5 GHz β TaiShan V121 3x 2.15 GHz β TaiShan V120 4x 1.6 GHz β Taishan-Little |
1x 2.3 GHz β TaiShan V121 3x 2.18 GHz β TaiShan V121 4x 1.55 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2500 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 10 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | SMIC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Maleoon 920 | Maleoon 910 |
| Architecture | Maleoon | Maleoon |
| GPU frequency | 840 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Pipelines | 4 | 4 |
| Shading units | 256 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 1720.3 Gigaflops | 1536 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Da Vinci |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4266 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 68.2 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 |
| 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 6000 | Balong 5000 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 4600 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | November 2024 | April 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | Hi36C0V110 | Hi36A0V121 |
| Successor | - | - HiSilicon Kirin 9020 |
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