Kirin 9000
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs Apple A17 Pro
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the HiSilicon Kirin 9000 and Apple A17 Pro mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
HiSilicon
Apple
Launch Date
October 2020
September 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
Kirin 9000
APL1V02
Architecture
1x 3.13 GHz – Cortex-A77
3x 2.54 GHz – Cortex-A77
4x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 3.78 GHz – 4x 2.11 GHz –
Cores
8
6
Technology
5 nm
3 nm
Frequency
3130 MHz
3780 MHz
Transistor count
15.3
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
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GPU Specifications
GPU name
Mali-G78 MP24
Apple A17 GPU
GPU frequency
759 MHz
1398 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
FLOPS
2.3316 TFLOPS
2.1472 TFLOPS
Execution units
24
-
Shading units
64
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.3
-
DirectX version
12
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
-
Bluetooth
5.2
-
Wi-Fi
6
-
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC
-
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
-
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
44 Gbit/s
51.2 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
-
16 MB
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
-
Storage type
UFS 3.1
-
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP9
-
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
-
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
-
Neural processor (NPU)
AI accelerator
-
TDP
6 W
8 W
Advantages
Apple A17 Pro
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (5 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3780 MHz (3130 MHz vs 3780 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 51.2 Gbit/s (44 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2023 (October 2020 vs September 2023)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Kirin 9000
1266
Apple A17 Pro
+135%
2977
Multi Core
Kirin 9000
3529
Apple A17 Pro
+112%
7476
AnTuTu 10
Kirin 9000
935199
Apple A17 Pro
+70%
1593935
FP32 (float)
Kirin 9000
+9%
2354
Apple A17 Pro
2167
SiliconCat Rating
39
Ranks 39 among all SOC on our website
7
Ranks 7 among all SOC on our website
Apple A17 Pro
