Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000E

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CPU comparison with benchmarks

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CPU lineage

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 – 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q2/2021 and belongs to the 7 generation of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 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.
Mobile Segment Mobile
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Name HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
Qualcomm Snapdragon Family HiSilicon Kirin
7 Generation 9
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865/870 Group HiSilicon Kirin 9000
 
 

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the A-Core is 3.2 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 Kryo 585 Silver Cores C 4x Cortex-A55
1.8 GHz C-Core Frequency 2.05 GHz
2.42 GHz B-Core Frequency 2.54 GHz
3.2 GHz A-Core Frequency 3.13 GHz
3x Kryo 585 Gold Cores B 3x Cortex-A77
1x Kryo 585 Prime Cores A 1x Cortex-A77
No Overclocking No
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
8 Threads 8
No Hyperthreading No
8 CPU Cores 8
 
 

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
Specifically, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 uses the Qualcomm Adreno 650, which has 512 texture shaders
and 2 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.
0.25 GHz GPU frequency 0.76 GHz
Q4/2019 Release date --
12.0 Direct X --
Qualcomm Adreno 650 GPU name ARM Mali-G78 MP22
7 nm Technology --
-- Max. displays --
512 Shaders --
0 bytes Max. GPU Memory 0 bytes
2 Execution units --
6 Generation --
0.67 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
 
 

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 AVC --
Decode VC-1 --
Decode / Encode VP9 --
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC (10 bit) --
Decode / Encode h264 --
Decode / Encode VP8 --
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC (8 bit) --
Decode / Encode JPEG --
No AV1 --
 
 

Memory & PCIe

4 Memory channels 4
16.0 GB Max. Memory 0 bytes
pci PCIe pci
No AES-NI No
No ECC No
-- Bandwidth --
LPDDR4X-4266, LPDDR5-5500 Memory type LPDDR4X-2133, LPDDR5-2750
 
 

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 10 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.
-- Tjunction max --
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) None
 
 

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 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 3.0 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.
Q2/2021 Release date Q4/2020
SM8250-AC Part Number --
2.0 MB L2-Cache 0 bytes
None Virtualization None
ISA extensions
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Kryo 585 Architecture Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55
7 nm Technology 5 nm
Socket
Android Operating systems Android
-- Release price --
Technical data sheet Documents Technical data sheet
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
3.0 MB L3-Cache 0 bytes
 
 

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and HiSilicon Kirin 9000E in leaderboards