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Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

WINNER
Huawei Kirin 9000S
35.5Inno Score
VS
Q
34.3Inno Score
32CPU31.4
31.3GPU27.3
46.6Benchmarks49.1
34.5Efficiency32.1
6 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9000S scores 35.5 against 34.3 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 860. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin 9000S edges ahead in GPU and efficiency, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000S

  • Stronger GPU score: 31 vs 27
  • 57% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,300 vs 830
  • 21% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,050 vs 870
  • 14% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,300 vs 2,900
  • 10% lower TDP (typical): 9 W vs 10 W

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

  • 13% higher Max clock: 2.96 GHz vs 2.62 GHz
  • 10% higher AnTuTu 10: 795,334 vs 720,000

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Announced20232021
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)9 W+10%10 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A5101x2.96 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.62 GHz2.96 GHz+13%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 860
GPUMaleoon 910Qualcomm Adreno 640
GPU clock750 MHz+7%700 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 860
NPUHiSilicon Da Vinci NPUQualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 860
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 860
AnTuTu 10720,000Top 46%795,334+10%Top 42%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,050+21%Top 44%870Top 62%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,300+14%Top 38%2,900Top 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,300+57%Top 68%830Top 83%
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—294,736Top 75%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—118,830Top 78%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—160,316Top 69%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—221,452Top 80%

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