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Apple A13 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 9000S

WINNER
A
38.2Inno Score
VS
Huawei Kirin 9000S
35.5Inno Score
34.7CPU32
34.3GPU31.3
52.2Benchmarks46.6
24.9AI—
41.8Efficiency34.5
6 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A13 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 38.2 to 35.5, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+7) and benchmarks (+6). Huawei Kirin 9000S still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A13 Bionic

  • Stronger GPU score: 34 vs 31
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 52 vs 47
  • Stronger efficiency score: 42 vs 35
  • 50% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,950 vs 1,300
  • 33% lower TDP (typical): 6 W vs 9 W

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000S

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Announced20192023
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)6 W+33%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.4—

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock2.65 GHz+1%2.62 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Maleoon 910
GPU clock—750 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)HiSilicon Da Vinci NPU
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Integrated 5G modem (unannounced)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6—
Bluetooth5.0—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Max displayRetina XDR—
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
AnTuTu 10900,000+25%Top 36%720,000Top 46%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+28%Top 34%1,050Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+3%Top 36%3,300Top 38%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950+50%Top 56%1,300Top 68%

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