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Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

WINNER
Huawei Kirin 9000S
36.5Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
34.9Inno Score
34.8CPU24.3
31.7GPU—
46.6Benchmarks36
34.5Efficiencyspec-based54.9
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9000S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 36.5 to 34.9, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+11) and CPU (+10). Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 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

  • Stronger CPU score: 35 vs 24
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 36
  • 166% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,250 vs 470
  • 155% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,818 vs 1,500

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

  • 44% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 9 W
  • 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Announced20232023
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)9 W5 W+44%
Architecture—Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A5104x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.62 GHz2.8 GHz+7%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPUMaleoon 910Qualcomm Adreno 610
GPU clock750 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 685
NPUHiSilicon Da Vinci NPUQualcomm Hexagon 686

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 685
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Snapdragon X11 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max display—FHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 685
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared720,000471,425Bottom 8%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—185,372Bottom 8%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—29,548Bottom 8%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—128,755Bottom 12%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—127,750Bottom 7%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,250+166%Top 37%470Bottom 19%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,818+155%Top 33%1,500Bottom 17%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,365Top 49%—

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