HiSilicon Kirin 9000E vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3

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HiSilicon Kirin 9000E CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3

CPU comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 9000E or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 was released in Q1/2022.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 (2) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 (1)
9 Generation 3
Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Cortex-X1 / Cortex-A78
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 is at 3.00 GHz.

HiSilicon Kirin 9000E Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
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
4x Kryo 680 Prime
2.54 GHz
3x Cortex-A77
B-Core 2.42 GHz
4x Kryo 680 Gold
2.05 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
C-Core --

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 9000E Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon

Internal Graphics

The HiSilicon Kirin 9000E or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 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 MP22 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 690
0.76 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Vallhall 2 GPU Generation 6
5 nm Technology 7 nm
1 Max. displays 0
22 Compute units --
352 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 12.0

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 MP22 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 690
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
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 & PCIe

The HiSilicon Kirin 9000E can use up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 supports up to 32 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 68.2 GB/s.

HiSilicon Kirin 9000E Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
LPDDR5-2750, LPDDR4X-2133 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory 32 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
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 9000E is --, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

HiSilicon Kirin 9000E Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 9000E is manufactured in 5 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

HiSilicon Kirin 9000E Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
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 Android, Windows 10 (ARM)
Q4/2020 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E (97%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E (65%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 (100%)

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 9000E HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz
1063 (97%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1096 (100%)

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 9000E HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz
3767 (65%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
5789 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
579 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3286 (100%)

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 9000E HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
ARM Mali-G78 MP22 @ 0.76 GHz
2137 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
Qualcomm Adreno 690 @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 9000E HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz
632768 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 9000E Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
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