HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 | |
CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G or Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 - 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 990E 5G 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 990E 5G was released in Q3/2019. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 was released in Q2/2022. |
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HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (3) | CPU group | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7/8 Gen 1 (3) |
8 | Generation | 1 |
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 | Architecture | Cortex-X2 / -A710 / -A510 |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G is 2.86 GHz while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 is at 2.40 GHz. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 |
8 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.86 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
A-Core | 2.40 GHz 1x Kryo 710 Prime |
2.36 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
B-Core | 2.36 GHz 3x Kryo 710 Gold |
1.95 GHz 4x Cortex-A55 |
C-Core | 1.80 GHz 3x Kryo 510 Silver |
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 990E 5G | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 |
HUAWEI HiAI 2.0 | AI hardware | -- |
Da Vinci Architecture. 1x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny | AI specifications | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G or Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 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 MP14 | GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 644 |
0.60 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.44 GHz |
0.60 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 0.44 GHz |
Bifrost 3 | GPU Generation | -- |
7 nm | Technology | 4 nm |
2 | Max. displays | 1 |
14 | Compute units | -- |
224 | Shader | -- |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
4 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
12 | DirectX Version | 12.0 |
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 MP14 | GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 644 |
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 990E 5G can use up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 102.4 GB/s. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 |
LPDDR4X-4266 | Memory | LPDDR5-6400 |
8 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | 3.00 MB |
2.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
-- | PCIe version | -- |
-- | PCIe lanes | -- |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G is 6 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 has a TDP of 8 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 |
6 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 8 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G is manufactured in 7 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 |
7 nm | Technology | 4 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv9-A (64 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | -- |
-- | Socket | -- |
None | Virtualization | None |
No | AES-NI | No |
Android | Operating systems | Android, Windows 10 (ARM) |
Q3/2019 | Release date | Q2/2022 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
6C 6T @ 2.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
6C 6T @ 2.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
6C 6T @ 2.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
6C 6T @ 2.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
ARM Mali-G76 MP14 @ 0.60 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
Qualcomm Adreno 644 @ 0.44 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
6C 6T @ 2.40 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 |
Unknown | Unknown |