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Apple A15 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 9000S

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
Huawei Kirin 9000S
35.5Inno Score
51CPU32
40GPU31.3
58.4Benchmarks46.6
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency34.5
7 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 35.5, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+26) and CPU (+19). 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 A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 51 vs 32
  • Stronger GPU score: 40 vs 31
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 58 vs 47
  • Stronger efficiency score: 61 vs 35
  • 121% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 1,050

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000S

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Announced20212023
Process5 nm+29%7 nm
TDP (typical)7 W+22%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.5—

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock3.24 GHz+24%2.62 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Maleoon 910
GPU clock—750 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
NPU16-core Neural EngineHiSilicon Da Vinci NPU
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Integrated 5G modem (unannounced)

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
AnTuTu 101,150,000+60%Top 26%720,000Top 46%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+121%Top 12%1,050Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+71%Top 19%3,300Top 38%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650+104%Top 41%1,300Top 68%

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