HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) | |
CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 990 4G or Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) - 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 990 4G has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.86 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G was released in Q3/2019. The Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.23 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) was released in Q3/2021. |
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HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Apple A series (22) |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (3) | CPU group | Apple A15 (2) |
8 | Generation | 15 |
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 | Architecture | A15 |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | Apple A14 Bionic |
-- | Successor | Apple A16 Bionic |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is 2.86 GHz while the Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) is at 3.23 GHz. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) |
8 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.86 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
A-Core | 3.23 GHz 2x Avalanche |
2.09 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
B-Core | 2.02 GHz 4x Blizzard |
1.86 GHz 4x Cortex-A55 |
C-Core | -- |
NPU AI performanceThe performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) |
HUAWEI HiAI 2.0 | AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine |
Da Vinci Architecture. 1x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny | AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 15.8 TOPS |
-- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G or Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) 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-G76 MP16 | GPU | Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores) |
0.60 GHz | GPU frequency | 1.34 GHz |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
Bifrost 3 | GPU Generation | 12 |
7 nm | Technology | 5 nm |
2 | Max. displays | 3 |
16 | Compute units | 20 |
256 | Shader | 640 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
4 GB | 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-G76 MP16 | GPU | Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores) |
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 |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G can use up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) 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 990 4G | Characteristic | Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) |
LPDDR4X-2133 | Memory | LPDDR4X-4266 |
8 GB | Max. Memory | 6 GB |
4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | 16.00 MB |
2.00 MB | L3 Cache | 32.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | -- |
-- | PCIe lanes | -- |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is 6 W, while the Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) 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 990 4G | Characteristic | Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) |
6 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 7.25 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is manufactured in 7 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 48.00 MB cache. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Characteristic | Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) |
7 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 |
Q3/2019 | Release date | Q3/2021 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
ARM Mali-G76 MP16 @ 0.60 GHz |
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Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores) @ 1.34 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G | Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) |
Huawei Mate 30 Pro | Apple iPad mini (6. Gen) Apple iPhone 13 Pro Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max Apple iPhone 14 Apple iPhone 14 Plus |