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Apple A14 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 9000S

WINNER
Apple A14 Bionic
42.7Inno Score
VS
Huawei Kirin 9000S
28.7Inno Score
42.7CPU24.9
30.5GPU26.1
43.4Benchmarks33.3
41.1AI0
63.2Efficiency34.5
7 spec wins — Apple A14 Bionic2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A14 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 42.7 to 28.7, pulling ahead mainly in AI (+41) and efficiency (+29). Huawei Kirin 9000S still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A14 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 43 vs 25
  • Stronger GPU score: 31 vs 26
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 43 vs 33
  • Stronger efficiency score: 63 vs 35
  • 98% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,080 vs 1,050

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000S

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Announced20202023
Process5 nm+29%7 nm
TDP (typical)6 W+33%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.4—

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.0 GHz + 4x1.82 GHz1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock3 GHz+15%2.62 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Maleoon 910
GPU clock—750 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
NPU16-core Neural EngineHiSilicon Da Vinci NPU
AI performance11 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X55)Integrated 5G modem (unannounced)

Media

Media comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
AnTuTu 10950,000+32%720,000
Geekbench 6 (single)2,080+98%1,050
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,900+48%3,300
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,050+58%1,300

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