Huawei Kirin 9000WL vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
34.5CPU34.8
26.5GPU27.6
52.9Benchmarks51.1
—AIspec-based49.3
—Efficiencyspec-based32.1
6 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000WL4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9000WL scores 36.7 against 37.3 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 edges ahead in GPU and CPU, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000WL
- 49% higher AnTuTu 11 (Memory): 227,047 vs 152,804
- 15% higher AnTuTu 11 (CPU): 353,056 vs 306,337
- 15% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,989 vs 3,456
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
- 33% higher AnTuTu 11 (GPU): 162,790 vs 122,386
- 14% higher Max clock: 2.84 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
- 12% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,112 vs 994
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000WL | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2020 |
| Process | — | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 10 W |
| Architecture | ARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510) | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000WL | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.49 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.15 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A510 Little | 1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.49 GHz | 2.84 GHz+14% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000WL | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | HiSilicon Maleoon 910 | Qualcomm Adreno 650 |
| GPU clock | — | 587 MHz |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000WL | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | Qualcomm Hexagon 698 |
| AI performance | — | 15 TOPS |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000WL | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5-2750 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 44 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000WL | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Snapdragon X55 5G (external) |
| Max download | — | 7.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.1 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000WL | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz |
| Video capture | — | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000WL | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu 11 | 922,115+7%Bottom 42% | 861,546Bottom 35% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | 353,056+15%Bottom 43% | 306,337Bottom 34% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | 122,386Bottom 29% | 162,790+33%Bottom 43% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | 227,047+49%Top 40% | 152,804Bottom 27% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | 219,626Bottom 29% | 239,615+9%Bottom 39% |
| AnTuTu 12 | — | 939,213Bottom 38% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,245+3%Top 39% | 1,212Top 41% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 3,989+15%Top 33% | 3,456Top 40% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 994Top 46% | 1,112+12%Top 42% |
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