HiSilicon Kirin 9000E vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 9000E and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  HiSilicon Kirin 9000E Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  HiSilicon Kirin Qualcomm Snapdragon
• Generation
  9 5
• CPU group
  HiSilicon Kirin 9000 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 9000E vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.04 GHz 1.80 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.13 GHz 2.80 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 8
• Turbo (8 Cores)
  2.54 GHz 2.80 GHz
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  1x Cortex-A77 4x Kryo 385 Gold
• B core
  3x Cortex-A77 4x Kryo 385 Silver
• C core
  4x Cortex-A55 --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 9000E and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G78 MP22 Qualcomm Adreno 630
• GPU frequency
  0.76 GHz 0.70 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  22 0
• Shader
  352 256
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 8 GB
• Max. displays
  1 2
• Generation
  Vallhall 2 4
• DirectX Version
  12 11
• Technology
  5 nm 10 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2020 Q1/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 9000E and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 9000E and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-2750 LPDDR4X-1866
• Max. Memory
  8 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  4 4

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 9000E and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845.

• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 9000E or Qualcomm Snapdragon 845? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 9000E and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None None
• L2-Cache
  -- 0.51 MB
• L3-Cache
  -- 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55 Kryo 385
• Technology
  5 nm 10 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• Release date
  Q4/2020 Q1/2018
• Part Number
  -- SDM845

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 9000E and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845.

• Used in
  Unknown OnePlus 6OnePlus 6TVivo NEX SAsus Zenfone 5zRazer Phone 2Asus ROG PhoneSony Xperia XZ2