Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Samsung Exynos 9820
32CPU39.5
31.3GPU—
46.6Benchmarks—
34.5Efficiencyspec-based20
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S1 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 9820
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Samsung Exynos 9820 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000S
- 12% lower process: 7 nm vs 8 nm
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9820
- Stronger CPU score: 40 vs 32
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2018 |
| Process | 7 nm+12% | 8 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 9 W | — |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A510 | 2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 + 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.62 GHz | 2.73 GHz+4% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Maleoon 910 | Arm Mali-G76 MP12 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | — |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | HiSilicon Da Vinci NPU | Samsung NPU |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Integrated 5G modem (unannounced) | Integrated LTE Cat-20 |
| Max download | — | 2 Gbps |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | WQUXGA (3840x2400) |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 720,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,050Top 46% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 3,300Top 40% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,300Bottom 44% | — |
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