Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000E

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 HiSilicon Kirin 9000E

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 and the HiSilicon Kirin 9000E and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 8 core processor released in Q3/2015 with the HiSilicon Kirin 9000E which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2020.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 (4) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 9000 (2)
2 Generation 9
Cortex-A53 Architecture Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The HiSilicon Kirin 9000E clocks with 3.13 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 3.13 GHz
1x Cortex-A77
1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core 2.54 GHz
3x Cortex-A77
-- C-Core 2.05 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

NPU AI performance

The 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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon V50 AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Qualcomm Adreno 405 GPU ARM Mali-G78 MP22
0.55 GHz GPU frequency 0.76 GHz
0.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
4 GPU Generation Vallhall 2
28 nm Technology 5 nm
0 Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 22
48 Shader 352
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 405 GPU ARM Mali-G78 MP22
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616, while the HiSilicon Kirin 9000E supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
LPDDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR5-2750, LPDDR4X-2133
4 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
6.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the HiSilicon Kirin 9000E is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of HiSilicon Kirin 9000E is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 5 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
28 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
Q3/2015 Release date Q4/2020
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 (12%)
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 (14%)
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
127 (12%)
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz
1063 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
531 (14%)
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz
3767 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz
53 (2%)
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
ARM Mali-G78 MP22 @ 0.76 GHz
2137 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz
632768 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
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