Snapdragon 888 vs Kirin 9000S
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 graphics) and HiSilicon Kirin 9000S (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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
- Supports 16% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 44 GB/s)
- 8% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2620 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
- Higher GPU frequency (~12%)
- Shows better (up to 7%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1135K vs 1062K
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 9000S
- Performs 19% better in floating-point computations
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 406119 | 432016 |
| GPU | 233383 | 115680 |
| Memory | 188085 | 259116 |
| UX | 308291 | 255394 |
| Total score | 1135878 | 1062256 |
| Samples | [127 tests] | [8 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 156.9 MB/sec | 172.6 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 86.4 pages/sec | 125.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 104.6 Mpixels/sec | 136.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 72.9 images/sec | 76.8 images/sec |
| HDR | 104.7 Mpixels/sec | 118.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 12.1 images/sec | 11.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 26.5 images/sec | 45.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.04 Mpixels/sec | 5.15 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 49 tests | 3 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 7.75 images/sec | 5.02 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.37 images/sec | 2.75 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.15 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.28 Gpixels/sec | 0.21 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.32 Gpixels/sec | 0.15 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | 0.03 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 13.1 Gpixels/sec | 8.24 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 851.2 FPS | 311.1 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 19 tests | Less than 3 |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 505 | 303 |
| Stability | 77% | - |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 2 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1508 | - |
| Stability | 91% | - |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12232 | - |
| Video editing score | 7638 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 10494 | - |
| Photo editing score | 29866 | - |
| Writing score | 15219 | - |
| Phones tested | 11 models | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 83 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 26 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 89 FPS [Ultra] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 112 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Genshin Impact | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Asus Zenfone 8 1080 x 2400 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-12 (Zha) | AnTuTu 12 | 976692 |
| π 2026-09-10 (Aladdin) | AnTuTu 12 | 1326171 |
| π 2026-09-09 (Aladdin) | AnTuTu 12 | 1326171 |
| π 2026-09-02 -> Notezit | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1412 / 3348 |
| π 2026-08-18 (Soul) | AnTuTu 11 | 1210861 |
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 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 and Kirin 9000SCPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz β Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) 3x 2.42 GHz β Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz β Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
1x 2.62 GHz β TaiShan V120 3x 2.15 GHz β TaiShan V120 4x 1.53 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2620 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 10.3 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 7 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | SMIC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 660 | Maleoon 910 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Maleoon |
| GPU frequency | 840 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 4 |
| Shading units | 256 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 Gigaflops | 1536 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Da Vinci |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gb/s | 44 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | - |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X60 | Balong 5000 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 22 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 4600 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3000 Mbps | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | December 2020 | August 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8350 | Hi36A0V120, Hi36A0V120 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site | - |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - |
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