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Huawei Kirin 9020 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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32.9Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
34.3Inno Score
36.1CPU31.4
36.8GPU27.3
—Benchmarks49.1
20Efficiencyspec-based32.1
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90201 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9020 scores 32.9 against 34.3 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 860. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9020

  • Stronger CPU score: 36 vs 31
  • Stronger GPU score: 37 vs 27
  • 130% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,907 vs 830
  • 55% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,505 vs 2,900
  • 48% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,285 vs 870

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

  • 18% higher Max clock: 2.96 GHz vs 2.5 GHz

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Announced20242021
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureARM (in-house HiSilicon cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.5 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.15 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.6 GHz HiSilicon Little1x2.96 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.5 GHz2.96 GHz+18%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 920Qualcomm Adreno 640
GPU clock840 MHz+20%700 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Memory type—LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Modem—Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
AnTuTu—795,334Bottom 29%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—294,736Bottom 26%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—118,830Bottom 26%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—160,316Bottom 34%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—221,452Bottom 24%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,285+48%Top 40%870Bottom 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,505+55%Top 29%2,900Bottom 48%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,907+130%Bottom 48%830Bottom 20%

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