Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000E

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) HiSilicon Kirin 9000E

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) and the HiSilicon Kirin 9000E and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) 4 core processor released in 02/2016 with the HiSilicon Kirin 9000E which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2020.
Broadcom BCM (3) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Broadcom BCM2837B0 (1) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 9000 (2)
3 Generation 9
Cortex-A15 Architecture Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. The processor can compute 4 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.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 3.13 GHz
1x Cortex-A77
-- B-Core 2.54 GHz
3x Cortex-A77
-- C-Core 2.05 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

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.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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.

Broadcom VideoCore 5 GPU ARM Mali-G78 MP22
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.76 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation Vallhall 2
40 nm Technology 5 nm
2 Max. displays 1
2 Compute units 22
24 Shader 352
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

Broadcom VideoCore 5 GPU ARM Mali-G78 MP22
No 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
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 1 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0), while the HiSilicon Kirin 9000E supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
Memory LPDDR5-2750, LPDDR4X-2133
1 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
3.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
0.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP of the HiSilicon Kirin 9000E is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
7 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4 W TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has 0.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 40 nm. The cache of HiSilicon Kirin 9000E is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 5 nm.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
40 nm Technology 5 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Linux Operating systems Android
02/2016 Release date Q4/2020
35 $ Release price --
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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.
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
Broadcom VideoCore 5 @ 0.40 GHz
20 (1%)
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
ARM Mali-G78 MP22 @ 0.76 GHz
2137 (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.
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
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.
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz
3767 (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.
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz
632768 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Unknown

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