Apple A15 Bionic vs HiSilicon Kirin 9010

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HiSilicon
Kirin 9010
Specifications of SoCs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A15 Bionic and HiSilicon Kirin 9010 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.

Basic

Label Name
Apple
HiSilicon
Launch Date
September 2021
April 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
SMIC
Model Name
APL1W07
Kirin 9010
Architecture
2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
2x 2.3 GHz – TaiShan V1214x 1.55 GHz – TaiShan V1216x 2.18 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
6
12
Technology
5 nm
7 nm
Frequency
3230 MHz
2300 MHz
Transistor count
15
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Instruction set
ARMv8.5-A
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GPU Specifications

GPU name
Apple A15 GPU
Maleoon 910
GPU frequency
1338 MHz
750 MHz
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
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FLOPS
1.7126 TFLOPS
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Execution units
5
-
Shading units
128
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Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 24
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5G support
Yes
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Bluetooth
5.0
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Wi-Fi
6
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Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
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Memory Specifications

Memory type
LPDDR4X
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Memory frequency
2133 MHz
2750 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
34.1 Gbit/s
44 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
12 MB
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Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
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Storage type
NVMe
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Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
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Video playback
4K at 60FPS
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Video capture
4K at 60FPS
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Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
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TDP
6 W
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Advantages

Apple A15 Bionic
Apple A15 Bionic
  • Higher Technology: 5 nm (5 nm vs 7 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3230 MHz (3230 MHz vs 2300 MHz)
HiSilicon Kirin 9010
Kirin 9010
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 44 Gbit/s (34.1 Gbit/s vs 44 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: April 2024 (September 2021 vs April 2024)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Apple A15 Bionic
+65% 2333
Kirin 9010
1413
Multi Core
Apple A15 Bionic
+26% 5741
Kirin 9010
4560

AnTuTu 10

Apple A15 Bionic
+37% 1302680
Kirin 9010
950322

SiliconCat Rating

13
Ranks 13 among all SOC on our website
31
Ranks 31 among all SOC on our website
Apple A15 Bionic
Kirin 9010

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