HiSilicon Kirin 9000E | Apple A4 | |
CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 9000E or Apple A4 - 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 A4 has 1 cores with 1 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A4 was released in Q2/2010. |
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HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Apple A series (22) |
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 (2) | CPU group | Apple A4 (1) |
9 | Generation | 4 |
Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55 | Architecture | A4 |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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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 A4 has 1 CPU cores and 1 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A4 is at 0.80 GHz (1.00 GHz). |
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000E | Characteristic | Apple A4 |
8 | Cores | 1 |
8 | Threads | 1 |
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.13 GHz 1x Cortex-A77 |
A-Core | 0.80 GHz (1.00 GHz) 1x Cortex-A8 |
2.54 GHz 3x Cortex-A77 |
B-Core | -- |
2.05 GHz 4x Cortex-A55 |
C-Core | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The HiSilicon Kirin 9000E or Apple A4 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 | PowerVR SGX535 |
0.76 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
Vallhall 2 | GPU Generation | -- |
5 nm | Technology | 65nm |
1 | Max. displays | 1 |
22 | Compute units | 2 |
352 | Shader | 2 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
-- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
12 | DirectX Version | 10.1 |
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 | PowerVR SGX535 |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
Decode | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe HiSilicon Kirin 9000E can use up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Apple A4 supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000E | Characteristic | Apple A4 |
LPDDR5-2750, LPDDR4X-2133 | Memory | LPDDR2-800 |
Max. Memory | ||
4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
No | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | 0.51 MB |
-- | L3 Cache | -- |
-- | PCIe version | -- |
-- | PCIe lanes | -- |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 9000E is --, while the Apple A4 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000E | Characteristic | Apple A4 |
-- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
-- | 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 A4 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 0.51 MB cache. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000E | Characteristic | Apple A4 |
5 nm | Technology | 45 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv7-A (32 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | -- |
-- | Socket | -- |
None | Virtualization | None |
No | AES-NI | No |
Android | Operating systems | iOS |
Q4/2020 | Release date | Q2/2010 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz |
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Apple A4
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz |
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Apple A4
1C 1T @ 0.80 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
ARM Mali-G78 MP22 @ 0.76 GHz |
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Apple A4
PowerVR SGX535 @ 0.00 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz |
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Apple A4
1C 1T @ 0.80 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000E | Apple A4 |
Unknown | Apple iPhone 4 |