HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000

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CPU comparison with benchmarks

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CPU lineage

HiSilicon Kirin 9000 or HiSilicon Kirin 9000 – which processor offers superior performance? In this comparison, we examine disparities and assess which of these two CPUs outperforms the other. We delve into technical specifications and benchmark outcomes.
The HiSilicon Kirin 9000 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q4/2020 and belongs to the 9 generation of the HiSilicon Kirin series.
The MediaTek Dimensity 9000 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q1/2022 and belongs to the 3 generation of the Mediatek Dimensity series.
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 Group MediaTek Dimensity 9000
9 Generation 3
Mobile Segment Mobile
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 Name MediaTek Dimensity 9000
HiSilicon Kirin Family Mediatek Dimensity
 
 

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 9000 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the A-Core is 3.13 GHz.
The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
The MediaTek Dimensity 9000 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the A-Core is 3.05 GHz.
4x Cortex-A55 Cores C 4x Cortex-A510
8 Threads 8
2.54 GHz B-Core Frequency 2.85 GHz
8 CPU Cores 8
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
1x Cortex-A77 Cores A 1x Cortex-X2
No Hyperthreading No
3.13 GHz A-Core Frequency 3.05 GHz
No Overclocking No
3x Cortex-A77 Cores B 3x Cortex-A710
2.05 GHz C-Core Frequency 1.8 GHz
 
 

Internal Graphics

The HiSilicon Kirin 9000 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
Specifically, the HiSilicon Kirin 9000 uses the ARM Mali-G78 MP24, which has 384 texture shaders
and 24 execution units.
The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
The MediaTek Dimensity 9000 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
and 10 execution units.
384 Shaders --
Q4/2020 Release date Q2/2021
5 nm Technology 4 nm
12 Direct X 12
0 bytes Max. GPU Memory 0 bytes
-- Max. displays --
24 Execution units 10
0.76 GHz GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
Vallhall 2 Generation Vallhall 3
-- GPU (Turbo) --
ARM Mali-G78 MP24 GPU name ARM Mali-G710 MP10
 
 

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

-- AI specifications --
-- AI hardware --
 
 

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.
Decode / Encode VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode JPEG Decode / Encode
Decode AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
 
 

Memory & PCIe

pci PCIe pci
No AES-NI No
LPDDR4X-2133, LPDDR5-2750 Memory type LPDDR5-7500
No ECC No
0 bytes Max. Memory 0 bytes
4 Memory channels 4
-- Bandwidth 60.0 GB/s
 
 

Thermal Management

TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
-- Tjunction max --
 
 

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 9000 is manufactured using a 5 nm process.
A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU.
A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
The MediaTek Dimensity 9000 is manufactured using a 4 nm process.
Q4/2020 Release date Q1/2022
None Virtualization None
ISA extensions
5 nm Technology 4 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
-- Release price --
Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Cortex-X2 / -A710 / -A510
0 bytes L3-Cache 0 bytes
Android Operating systems Android
Technical data sheet Documents Technical data sheet
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) ARMv9-A64 (64 bit)
-- Part Number MT6983
Socket
0 bytes L2-Cache 0 bytes
 
 

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