HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000E

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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G or HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G – 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 990 4G features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q3/2019 and belongs to the 8 generation of the HiSilicon Kirin series.
The HiSilicon Kirin 9000E 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.
HiSilicon Kirin 990 Group HiSilicon Kirin 9000
8 Generation 9
Mobile Segment Mobile
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G Name HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
HiSilicon Kirin Family HiSilicon Kirin
 
 

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the A-Core is 2.86 GHz.
The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
The HiSilicon Kirin 9000E has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the A-Core is 3.13 GHz.
4x Cortex-A55 Cores C 4x Cortex-A55
8 Threads 8
2.09 GHz B-Core Frequency 2.54 GHz
8 CPU Cores 8
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
2x Cortex-A76 Cores A 1x Cortex-A77
No Hyperthreading No
2.86 GHz A-Core Frequency 3.13 GHz
No Overclocking No
2x Cortex-A76 Cores B 3x Cortex-A77
1.86 GHz C-Core Frequency 2.05 GHz
 
 

Internal Graphics

The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
Specifically, the HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G uses the ARM Mali-G76 MP16, which has 256 texture shaders
and 16 execution units.
The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
The HiSilicon Kirin 9000E has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
256 Shaders --
Q3/2018 Release date --
7 nm Technology --
12 Direct X --
4.0 GB Max. GPU Memory 0 bytes
-- Max. displays --
16 Execution units --
0.6 GHz GPU frequency 0.76 GHz
Bifrost 3 Generation --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
ARM Mali-G76 MP16 GPU name ARM Mali-G78 MP22
 
 

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Da Vinci Architecture. 1x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny AI specifications --
HUAWEI HiAI 2.0 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 VC-1 --
Decode / Encode JPEG --
No AV1 --
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC (8 bit) --
Decode / Encode AVC --
Decode / Encode h264 --
Decode / Encode VP9 --
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC (10 bit) --
 
 

Memory & PCIe

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

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 6 W watts.
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.
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) None
-- Tjunction max --
 
 

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is manufactured using a 7 nm process.
A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU.
In total, this processor boasts a generous 2.0 MB cache.
A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
The HiSilicon Kirin 9000E is manufactured using a 5 nm process.
Q3/2019 Release date Q4/2020
None Virtualization None
ISA extensions
7 nm Technology 5 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
-- Release price --
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55
2.0 MB L3-Cache 0 bytes
Android Operating systems Android
Technical data sheet Documents Technical data sheet
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
-- Part Number --
Socket
0 bytes L2-Cache 0 bytes