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Huawei Kirin 9000E vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200

Huawei Kirin 9000E
—Inno Score
VS
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
35.2Inno Score
50.1CPU32.9
32.9GPU28.9
52Efficiencyspec-based50.1
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000E1 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 1200

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 9000E 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 9000E

  • Stronger CPU score: 50 vs 33
  • Stronger GPU score: 33 vs 29
  • 37% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,775 vs 1,292
  • 17% lower process: 5 nm vs 6 nm

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 1200

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000E versus MediaTek Dimensity 1200
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000EMediaTek Dimensity 1200
Announced20202021
Process5 nm+17%6 nm
TDP (typical)—7 W
ArchitectureARM (Cortex-A77 and Cortex-A55 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000E versus MediaTek Dimensity 1200
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000EMediaTek Dimensity 1200
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 + 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 + 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A551x3.0 GHz Cortex-A78 + 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.13 GHz+4%3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000E versus MediaTek Dimensity 1200
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000EMediaTek Dimensity 1200
GPUArm Mali-G78 MP22Arm Mali-G77 MC9

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000E versus MediaTek Dimensity 1200
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000EMediaTek Dimensity 1200
NPUHUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture 2.0 (1x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny)—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000E versus MediaTek Dimensity 1200
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000EMediaTek Dimensity 1200
Memory typeLPDDR5/LPDDR4XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000E versus MediaTek Dimensity 1200
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000EMediaTek Dimensity 1200
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (SA/NSA, sub-6GHz and mmWave)Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Max download—4.7 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.25.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000E versus MediaTek Dimensity 1200
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000EMediaTek Dimensity 1200
Max display—FHD+ @ 168Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000E versus MediaTek Dimensity 1200
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000EMediaTek Dimensity 1200
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,030Bottom 50%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—2,900Bottom 50%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,775+37%Top 29%1,292Top 38%

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