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HiSilicon Kirin 9000S

Manufacturing Process
7nm
CPU Cores
8 cores
Instruction Set
ARMv8-A
Memory Type
LPDDR5 (2750MHz)
GPU
Maleoon 910
5G Support
1

ℹ️ Basic Information

SOC Name HiSilicon Kirin 9000S
Brand hisilicon
Announcement Date 29 August 2023
Class Flagship
Manufacturing Process 7nm

⚡ CPU Specifications

CPU Architecture 1x 2.62 GHz – TaiShan V120
3x 2.15 GHz – TaiShan V120
4x 1.53 GHz – Cortex-A510
CPU Cores 8 Core
CPU Frequency 2620MHz
Instruction Set ARMv8-A

🧠 Cache & NPU

Cache — MB
NPU Da Vinci NPU

💾 Memory

Memory Type LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2750MHz
Memory Bus 4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth 44 Gb/s
Max Memory Size 16 GB

🎮 GPU

GPU Maleoon 910
GPU Architecture Maleoon
Pipelines 4 Pipeline
Shading Units 256 Unit
Total Shaders 1024 Unit
Vulkan Version Version 1.3
OpenCL Version Version 2.0
DirectX Version Version 12

💿 Storage & Display

Max Display Resolution 3840 x 2160
Max Camera Resolution Up to 200MP

🎵 Video & Audio

Video Capture 4K at 60FPS
Video Playback 4K at 60FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio Codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

📶 Connectivity

5G Support 1
WiFi Wifi 6
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.2

🛰️ Navigation Systems

GPS Yes
GLONASS Yes
Beidou Yes
Galileo Yes
QZSS No
NAVIC No

📊 Benchmark Scores

AnTuTu 10 837,922

⚖️ Related SOC

Displayed SoCs are selected based on performance class suitability and key benchmark metrics.
MediaTek
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
MediaTek • 8 cores • 2022
855,531
Qualcomm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Qualcomm • 8 cores • 2025
854,884
hisilicon
HiSilicon Kirin 9000S
hisilicon • 8 cores • 2023
837,922
Qualcomm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm • 8 cores • 2021
819,661
Qualcomm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Qualcomm • 8 cores • 2023
818,589

✅ Positive Aspects

1. Strong Overall Performance

The Kirin 9000S achieves solid performance figures in AnTuTu 10 with around ~837,922 points, showing that it can handle demanding apps and multi-tasking scenarios effectively. 1

2. Integrated 5G and Modern Connectivity

Support for 5G with Balong 5000 modem, Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 makes the chip ready for modern wireless workloads and low-latency networking. 2

3. Balanced CPU Architecture

Combination of custom TaiShan V120 performance cores with Cortex-A510 efficiency cores provides a balanced architecture optimize for both performance and power efficiency. 3

❌ Negative Aspects

1. Cache Hierarchy Unspecified

Detailed high-speed cache levels (L2/L3) are not specified in the Nanoreview source, suggesting potential limitations in heavier workloads compared with competitors that list larger cache. 4

2. Lag Behind Flagship Leaders

Despite good mid-to-high performance metrics, the Kirin 9000S still trails top flagship SoCs from competitors like Qualcomm and Apple in terms of CPU and GPU architectural performance per watt. 5

Device information for this processor will be available soon. We are working on collecting data about smartphones and tablets that use the HiSilicon Kirin 9000S.