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Huawei Kirin 9010 vs Samsung Exynos 990

Huawei Kirin 9010
31.7Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 990
31.9Inno Score
36.2CPU29.8
33.2GPU29.9
—Benchmarks37.4
20Efficiencyspec-based32.1
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90101 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9010 scores 31.7 against 31.9 for Samsung Exynos 990. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9010

  • Stronger CPU score: 36 vs 30
  • Stronger GPU score: 33 vs 30
  • 69% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,484 vs 2,650
  • 61% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,446 vs 900
  • 11% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,573 vs 1,414

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990

  • 19% higher Max clock: 2.73 GHz vs 2.3 GHz

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Samsung Exynos 990
Announced20242020
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Samsung Exynos 990
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.3 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.18 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.55 GHz Cortex-A510 Little2x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.3 GHz2.73 GHz+19%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Samsung Exynos 990
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 910Arm Mali-G77 MP11
GPU clock750 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Samsung Exynos 990
Memory type—LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth—44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Samsung Exynos 990
Modem—Exynos 5123 5G (external)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.25.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Samsung Exynos 990
Max display—WQHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture—8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Samsung Exynos 990
AnTuTu—500,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,446+61%Top 28%900Bottom 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,484+69%Top 27%2,650Bottom 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,573+11%Top 43%1,414Top 47%

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