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Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Huawei Kirin 9020

WINNER
H
35.5Inno Score
VS
H
32.9Inno Score
32CPU36.1
31.3GPU36.8
46.6Benchmarks—
34.5Efficiencyspec-based20
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9020

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9000S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 35.5 to 32.9. 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 Huawei Kirin 9000S

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

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9020

  • Stronger CPU score: 36 vs 32
  • Stronger GPU score: 37 vs 31
  • 47% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,907 vs 1,300
  • 37% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,505 vs 3,300
  • 22% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,285 vs 1,050

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9020
Announced20232024
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)9 W—
Architecture—ARM (in-house HiSilicon cores)

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9020
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A5101x2.5 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.15 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.6 GHz HiSilicon Little
Max clock2.62 GHz+5%2.5 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9020
GPUMaleoon 910HiSilicon Maleoon 920
GPU clock750 MHz840 MHz+12%

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9020
NPUHiSilicon Da Vinci NPU—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9020
Memory typeLPDDR5—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9020
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)—

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9020
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SHuawei Kirin 9020
AnTuTu720,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,050Top 48%1,285+22%Top 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,300Top 42%4,505+37%Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,300Bottom 36%1,907+47%Bottom 48%

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