Skip to content
InnoReviews

Apple A14 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 9000S

WINNER
Apple A14 Bionic
46.9Inno Score
VS
Huawei Kirin 9000S
33.6Inno Score
46CPU34.8
35.1GPU31.7
53.6Benchmarks—
41.1AIspec-based—
63.2Efficiencyspec-based34.5
6 spec wins — Apple A14 Bionic2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A14 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 46.9 to 33.6, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+11) and GPU (+3). 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 A14 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 46 vs 35
  • Stronger GPU score: 35 vs 32
  • 66% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,080 vs 1,250
  • 50% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,050 vs 1,365
  • 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 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
AnTuTu950,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)2,080+66%Top 16%1,250Top 39%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,900+28%Top 23%3,818Top 35%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,050+50%Top 34%1,365Top 49%

Related comparisons

Apple A14 Bionicvs Samsung Exynos 2200VSApple A14 Bionicvs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2VSApple A14 Bionicvs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888VSApple A14 Bionicvs MediaTek Dimensity 8200VSHuawei Kirin 9000Svs MediaTek Dimensity 6100+VSHuawei Kirin 9000Svs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5VSHuawei Kirin 9000Svs Samsung Exynos 1280VSHuawei Kirin 9000Svs MediaTek Dimensity 7100VS

Try another matchup