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Apple A16 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 9000S

WINNER
Apple A16 Bionic
56.2Inno Score
VS
Huawei Kirin 9000S
35.5Inno Score
56.8CPU32
43.7GPU31.3
61.5Benchmarks46.6
52.7AI—
71.4Efficiency34.5
7 spec wins — Apple A16 Bionic2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A16 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 56.2 to 35.5, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+37) and CPU (+25). 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 A16 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 57 vs 32
  • Stronger GPU score: 44 vs 31
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 62 vs 47
  • Stronger efficiency score: 71 vs 35
  • 150% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,620 vs 1,050

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000S

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Announced20222023
Process4 nm+43%7 nm
TDP (typical)7 W+22%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.6—

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.46 GHz + 4x2.02 GHz1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock3.46 GHz+32%2.62 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
GPUApple GPU (5-core)Maleoon 910
GPU clock—750 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
NPU16-core Neural EngineHiSilicon Da Vinci NPU
AI performance17 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X65)Integrated 5G modem (unannounced)

Media

Media comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9000S
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9000S
AnTuTu 101,300,000+81%Top 23%720,000Top 46%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,620+150%Top 11%1,050Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,570+99%Top 15%3,300Top 38%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,100+138%Top 36%1,300Top 68%

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