Huawei Kirin 9000 vs Samsung Exynos 990
50.1CPU29.8
33.2GPU29.9
51.6Benchmarks37.4
52Efficiencyspec-based32.1
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90000 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 9000 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000
- Stronger CPU score: 50 vs 30
- Stronger GPU score: 33 vs 30
- Stronger benchmarks score: 52 vs 37
- 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
- 29% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,821 vs 1,414
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2020 |
| Process | 5 nm+29% | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 10 W |
| Architecture | ARM (Cortex-A77 and Cortex-A55 cores) | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 + 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 + 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55 | 2x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 3.13 GHz+15% | 2.73 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Arm Mali-G78 MP24 | Arm Mali-G77 MP11 |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | HUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture 2.0 (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny) | — |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5/LPDDR4X | LPDDR5-2750 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 44 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Integrated 5G modem (SA/NSA, sub-6GHz and mmWave) | Exynos 5123 5G (external) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | WQHD+ @ 120Hz |
| Video capture | 4K | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 878,884Bottom 37% | 500,000 |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | 296,136Bottom 32% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | 165,066Bottom 45% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | 199,045Top 47% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | 218,637Bottom 27% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 900Bottom 38% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 2,650Bottom 47% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,821+29%Top 38% | 1,414Top 47% |
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