HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs Samsung Exynos 1080

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HiSilicon Kirin 9000 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 1080
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 Samsung Exynos 1080

CPU comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 9000 or Samsung Exynos 1080 - 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 9000 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 9000 was released in Q4/2020.

The Samsung Exynos 1080 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 1080 was released in Q4/2020.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family Samsung Exynos (46)
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 (2) CPU group Samsung Exynos 1080 (1)
9 Generation 5
Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Cortex-A78/-A78/-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 9000 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 9000 is 3.13 GHz while the Samsung Exynos 1080 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 1080 is at 2.80 GHz.

HiSilicon Kirin 9000 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 1080
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.13 GHz
1x Cortex-A77
A-Core 2.80 GHz
1x Cortex-A78
2.54 GHz
3x Cortex-A77
B-Core 2.60 GHz
3x Cortex-A78
2.05 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
C-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors 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.

HiSilicon Kirin 9000 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 1080
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The HiSilicon Kirin 9000 or Samsung Exynos 1080 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.

ARM Mali-G78 MP24 GPU ARM Mali-G78 MP10
0.76 GHz GPU frequency 0.76 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Vallhall 2 GPU Generation Vallhall 2
5 nm Technology 5 nm
1 Max. displays 1
24 Compute units 10
384 Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A 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.

ARM Mali-G78 MP24 GPU ARM Mali-G78 MP10
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 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The HiSilicon Kirin 9000 can use up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Samsung Exynos 1080 supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

HiSilicon Kirin 9000 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 1080
LPDDR5-2750, LPDDR4X-2133 Memory LPDDR5, LPDDR4X
Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 9000 is --, while the Samsung Exynos 1080 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

HiSilicon Kirin 9000 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 1080
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 9000 is manufactured in 5 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 1080 is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

HiSilicon Kirin 9000 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 1080
5 nm Technology 5 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q4/2020 Release date Q4/2020
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 HiSilicon Kirin 9000
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz
1063 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
903 (85%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 HiSilicon Kirin 9000
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz
3767 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
3343 (89%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 HiSilicon Kirin 9000
ARM Mali-G78 MP24 @ 0.76 GHz
2332 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
ARM Mali-G78 MP10 @ 0.76 GHz
972 (42%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 HiSilicon Kirin 9000
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz
683679 (99%)
Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
688300 (100%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 9000 Samsung Exynos 1080
Unknown Unknown

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