Skip to content
InnoReviews

Apple A17 Pro vs Huawei Kirin 9020

WINNER
Apple A17 Pro
62.7Inno Score
VS
H
32.9Inno Score
62.7CPU36.1
47.8GPU36.8
64.2Benchmarks—
72AIspec-based—
79.6Efficiencyspec-based20
5 spec wins — Apple A17 Pro2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9020

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A17 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 62.7 to 32.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+27) and GPU (+11). Huawei Kirin 9020 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A17 Pro

  • Stronger CPU score: 63 vs 36
  • Stronger GPU score: 48 vs 37
  • 130% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,950 vs 1,285
  • 89% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 3,600 vs 1,907
  • 61% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 7,250 vs 4,505

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9020

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A17 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A17 ProHuawei Kirin 9020
Announced20232024
Process3 nm+57%7 nm
TDP (typical)8 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.6ARM (in-house HiSilicon cores)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A17 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A17 ProHuawei Kirin 9020
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.78 GHz + 4x2.11 GHz1x2.5 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.15 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.6 GHz HiSilicon Little
Max clock3.78 GHz+51%2.5 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A17 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A17 ProHuawei Kirin 9020
GPUApple GPU (6-core)HiSilicon Maleoon 920
GPU clock—840 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A17 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A17 ProHuawei Kirin 9020
NPU16-core Neural Engine—
AI performance35 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A17 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A17 ProHuawei Kirin 9020
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400—
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A17 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A17 ProHuawei Kirin 9020
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X70)—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A17 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A17 ProHuawei Kirin 9020
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A17 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A17 ProHuawei Kirin 9020
AnTuTu1,450,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)2,950+130%Top 10%1,285Top 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,250+61%Top 15%4,505Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,600+89%Top 29%1,907Bottom 48%

Related comparisons

Apple A17 Provs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3VSApple A17 Provs MediaTek Dimensity 9300+VSApple A17 Provs MediaTek Dimensity 9400eVSApple A17 Provs MediaTek Dimensity 9300VSHuawei Kirin 9020vs MediaTek Dimensity 7100VSHuawei Kirin 9020vs MediaTek Dimensity 6100+VSHuawei Kirin 9020vs Unisoc Tiger T760VSHuawei Kirin 9020vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1VS

Try another matchup