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Huawei Kirin 9010 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

WINNER
H
31.7Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
30.4Inno Score
36.2CPU26.6
33.2GPU—
—Benchmarks34.8
20Efficiencyspec-based32.1
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90101 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9010 scores 31.7 against 30.4 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin 9010 edges ahead in CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9010

  • Stronger CPU score: 36 vs 27
  • 145% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,446 vs 590
  • 104% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,484 vs 2,200
  • 30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

  • 22% higher Max clock: 2.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Announced20242018
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.3 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.18 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.55 GHz Cortex-A510 Little4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75) + 4x1.77 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
Max clock2.3 GHz2.8 GHz+22%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 910Qualcomm Adreno 630
GPU clock750 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 685

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Memory type—LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Modem—Snapdragon X20 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.25.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
AnTuTu—450,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,446+145%Top 32%590Bottom 22%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,484+104%Top 31%2,200Bottom 38%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,573Bottom 40%—

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