Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Huawei Kirin 990 5G
32CPU33.3
31.3GPU—
46.6Benchmarks48.6
34.5Efficiencyspec-based20
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 990 5G
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9000S scores 35.5 against 34.9 for Huawei Kirin 990 5G. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.
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General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2019 |
| Process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 9 W | — |
| Architecture | — | ARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores) |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A510 | 2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.62 GHz | 2.86 GHz+9% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Maleoon 910 | Arm Mali-G76 MP16 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | — |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | HiSilicon Da Vinci NPU | HUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny) |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Integrated 5G modem (unannounced) | Integrated 5G modem (SA/NSA) |
| Max download | — | 2.3 Gbps |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 720,000 | 778,713Bottom 27% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 267,234Bottom 22% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 130,102Bottom 34% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 188,134Bottom 50% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 193,243Bottom 15% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,050+3%Top 46% | 1,023Top 50% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 3,300Top 40% | 3,419+4%Top 38% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,300Bottom 44% | — |
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