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Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Samsung Exynos 1380

Huawei Kirin 9000S
37.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 1380
37.8Inno Score
34.8CPU29.5
31.7GPU24.9
—Benchmarks47.3
34.5Efficiencyspec-based63.2
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S2 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1380

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9000S scores 37.4 against 37.8 for Samsung Exynos 1380. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000S

  • Stronger CPU score: 35 vs 30
  • Stronger GPU score: 32 vs 25
  • 71% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,365 vs 799
  • 33% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,818 vs 2,866
  • 24% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,250 vs 1,012

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1380

  • 33% lower TDP (typical): 6 W vs 9 W
  • 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 1380
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 1380
Announced20232023
Process7 nm5 nm+29%
TDP (typical)9 W6 W+33%
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 1380
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 1380
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A5104x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.62 GHz+9%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 1380
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 1380
GPUMaleoon 910Arm Mali-G68 MP5
GPU clock750 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 1380
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 1380
NPUHiSilicon Da Vinci NPUSamsung NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 1380
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 1380
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR5

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 1380
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 1380
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Integrated Exynos 5G modem
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.3

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 1380
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 1380
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 1380
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 1380
AnTuTu—740,251Bottom 23%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—290,514Bottom 27%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—89,805Bottom 23%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—132,447Bottom 16%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—227,485Bottom 35%
AnTuTu 12—821,430Bottom 26%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,250+24%Top 39%1,012Bottom 46%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,818+33%Top 36%2,866Bottom 48%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,365+71%Top 36%799Bottom 49%

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