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Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

WINNER
Huawei Kirin 9000S
35.5Inno Score
VS
Q
34.9Inno Score
32CPU24.3
31.3GPU—
46.6Benchmarks36
34.5Efficiency54.9
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9000S scores 35.5 against 34.9 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 685. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin 9000S edges ahead in benchmarks and CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000S

  • Stronger CPU score: 32 vs 24
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 36
  • 123% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,050 vs 470
  • 120% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,300 vs 1,500
  • 53% higher AnTuTu 10: 720,000 vs 471,425

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

  • Stronger efficiency score: 55 vs 35
  • 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
AnTuTu 10720,000+53%Top 46%471,425Top 63%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,050+123%Top 44%470Top 82%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,300+120%Top 38%1,500Top 83%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,300Top 68%—
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—185,372Top 100%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—29,548Top 100%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—128,755Top 98%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—127,750Top 100%

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