Kirin 9020
HiSilicon Kirin 9020 vs Apple A18 Pro
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the HiSilicon Kirin 9020 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
December 2024
September 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
SMIC
TSMC
Model Name
Kirin 9020
A18 Pro
Architecture
1x 2.5 GHz – TaiShan
3x 2.15 GHz – TaiShan
4x 1.6 GHz – TaiShan
3x 2.15 GHz – TaiShan
4x 1.6 GHz – TaiShan
2x 3.89 GHz –
4x 2.2 GHz –
4x 2.2 GHz –
Cores
8
6
Technology
7 nm
3 nm
Frequency
2500 MHz
3890 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv8-A
ARMv9.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Maleoon 920
-
GPU frequency
840 MHz
-
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
Execution units
4
-
Connectivity
Download speed
Up to 4600 Mbps
Up to 10000 Mbps
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
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
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
5 MB
-
L3 cache
10 MB
-
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, UFS 4.0
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)
Da Vinci
Neural Engine
Advantages
Kirin 9020
- Newer Launch Date: December 2024 (December 2024 vs September 2024)
Apple A18 Pro
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (7 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3890 MHz (2500 MHz vs 3890 MHz)
AnTuTu 10
Score
Kirin 9020
1261005
Apple A18 Pro
+47%
1858250
Performance
CPU
Score
355420
480046
GPU
Score
281302
726781
Memory
Score
409061
262436
UX
Score
215222
388987
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Geekbench 6
Single Core
Kirin 9020
1600
Apple A18 Pro
+113%
3408
Multi Core
Kirin 9020
5367
Apple A18 Pro
+69%
9092
AntuTu 11
Kirin 9020
1383793
Apple A18 Pro
+29%
1782199
SiliconCat Rating
54
Ranks 54 among all SOC on our website
18
Ranks 18 among all SOC on our website
Apple A18 Pro
