Kirin 9000
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs Apple A18 Pro
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the HiSilicon Kirin 9000 and Apple A18 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 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
Kirin 9000
A18 Pro
Architecture
1x 3.13 GHz – Cortex-A77
3x 2.54 GHz – Cortex-A77
4x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 3.89 GHz –
4x 2.2 GHz –
Cores
8
6
Technology
5 nm
3 nm
Frequency
3130 MHz
3890 MHz
Transistor count
15.3
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv9.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Mali-G78 MP24
-
GPU frequency
759 MHz
-
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
FLOPS
2.3316 TFLOPS
-
Execution units
24
-
Shading units
64
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.3
-
DirectX version
12
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.2
5.4
Wi-Fi
6
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5T
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
44 Gbit/s
78.8 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Max camera resolution
-
1x 48MP
Storage type
UFS 3.1
NVMe
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
AI accelerator
Neural Engine
TDP
6 W
-
Advantages
Apple A18 Pro
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (5 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3890 MHz (3130 MHz vs 3890 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 78.8 Gbit/s (44 Gbit/s vs 78.8 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2024 (October 2020 vs September 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Kirin 9000
1266
Apple A18 Pro
+169%
3408
Multi Core
Kirin 9000
3529
Apple A18 Pro
+158%
9092
AnTuTu 10
Kirin 9000
935199
Apple A18 Pro
+109%
1957348
SiliconCat Rating
39
Ranks 39 among all SOC on our website
4
Ranks 4 among all SOC on our website
Apple A18 Pro
