HiSilicon Kirin 9000E | Apple A14 Bionic | |
CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 9000E or Apple A14 Bionic - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The HiSilicon Kirin 9000E has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.13 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 9000E was released in Q4/2020. The Apple A14 Bionic has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A14 Bionic was released in Q3/2020. |
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HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Apple A series (22) |
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 (2) | CPU group | Apple A14 (1) |
9 | Generation | 14 |
Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55 | Architecture | A14 (Firestorm/Icestorm) |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | Apple A13 Bionic |
-- | Successor | Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 9000E has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 9000E is 3.13 GHz while the Apple A14 Bionic has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A14 Bionic is at 3.00 GHz. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000E | Characteristic | Apple A14 Bionic |
8 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.13 GHz 1x Cortex-A77 |
A-Core | 3.00 GHz 2x Firestorm |
2.54 GHz 3x Cortex-A77 |
B-Core | 1.82 GHz 4x Icestorm |
2.05 GHz 4x Cortex-A55 |
C-Core | -- |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProcessors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000E | Characteristic | Apple A14 Bionic |
-- | AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine |
-- | AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 11 TOPS |
Internal GraphicsThe HiSilicon Kirin 9000E or Apple A14 Bionic has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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ARM Mali-G78 MP22 | GPU | Apple A14 |
0.76 GHz | GPU frequency | 1.46 GHz |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
Vallhall 2 | GPU Generation | 11 |
5 nm | Technology | 5 nm |
1 | Max. displays | 3 |
22 | Compute units | 16 |
352 | Shader | 256 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
-- | Max. GPU Memory | 6 GB |
12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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ARM Mali-G78 MP22 | GPU | Apple A14 |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
Decode | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe HiSilicon Kirin 9000E can use up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Apple A14 Bionic supports up to 6 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000E | Characteristic | Apple A14 Bionic |
LPDDR5-2750, LPDDR4X-2133 | Memory | LPDDR4X-4266 |
Max. Memory | 6 GB | |
4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | 12.00 MB |
-- | L3 Cache | 16.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | -- |
-- | PCIe lanes | -- |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 9000E is --, while the Apple A14 Bionic has a TDP of 7.25 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000E | Characteristic | Apple A14 Bionic |
-- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 7.25 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 9000E is manufactured in 5 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Apple A14 Bionic is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 28.00 MB cache. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000E | Characteristic | Apple A14 Bionic |
5 nm | Technology | 5 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | -- |
-- | Socket | -- |
None | Virtualization | None |
No | AES-NI | No |
Android | Operating systems | iOS |
Q4/2020 | Release date | Q3/2020 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz |
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Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz |
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Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
ARM Mali-G78 MP22 @ 0.76 GHz |
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Apple A14 Bionic
Apple A14 @ 1.46 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz |
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Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz |
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Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz |
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Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz |
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Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz |
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Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz |
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Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000E | Apple A14 Bionic |
Unknown | Apple iPhone 12 mini Apple iPhone 12 Apple iPhone 12 Pro Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Apple iPad Air (4. Gen) |