Exynos 990 vs Kirin 9000
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 990 (with Mali-G77 MP11 graphics) and HiSilicon Kirin 9000 (Mali-G78 MP24). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
DeviceFacts Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Samsung Exynos 990
- Higher GPU frequency (~10%)
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 9000
- Performs 2x better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
- Shows better (up to 19%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1079K vs 907K
- 15% higher CPU clock speed (3130 vs 2730 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 370196 | 370173 |
| GPU | 130687 | 275434 |
| Memory | 151878 | 158011 |
| UX | 254379 | 275663 |
| Total score | 907140 | 1079281 |
| Samples | [50 tests] | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 139.9 MB/sec | 146.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 80.6 pages/sec | 90.8 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 99.8 Mpixels/sec | 113.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 66.4 images/sec | 71.8 images/sec |
| HDR | 98.7 Mpixels/sec | 98.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 10.4 images/sec | 11.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 30.6 images/sec | 29.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 3.92 Mpixels/sec | 4.01 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 20 tests | 71 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 7.47 images/sec | 11.8 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.84 images/sec | 6.39 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.25 Gpixels/sec | 0.24 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.34 Gpixels/sec | 0.52 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.27 Gpixels/sec | 0.38 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.07 Gpixels/sec | 0.11 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 15.8 Gpixels/sec | 28.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 955.5 FPS | 1164.8 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 8 tests | - |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 391 | - |
| Stability | 73% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1416 | 2062 |
| Stability | 65% | 90% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 12 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10705 | 5096 |
| Video editing score | 6884 | 6152 |
| Data manipulation score | 8823 | 6691 |
| Photo editing score | 30928 | 16500 |
| Writing score | 11422 | 8573 |
| Phones tested | 6 models | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 81 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 44 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 29 FPS [Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Huawei Mate 40 Pro 1344 x 3140 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 990
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-07 (ZailoxTM) | AnTuTu 12 | 1144833 |
| π 2026-09-27 (Tomio.tomato) | AnTuTu 12 | 1064880 |
| π 2026-08-16 -> SamsungS8Hype | AnTuTu 11 | 1236527 |
| π 2026-08-14 (TimFire) | AnTuTu 11 | 868691 |
| π 2026-08-05 (Chryso27) | AnTuTu 11 | 815064 |
HiSilicon Kirin 9000
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 990 and Kirin 9000CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.73 GHz β Exynos M5 2x 2.5 GHz β Cortex-A76 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
1x 3.13 GHz β Cortex-A77 3x 2.54 GHz β Cortex-A77 4x 2.05 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2730 MHz | 3130 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 15.3 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G77 MP11 | Mali-G78 MP24 |
| Architecture | Valhall 1st gen | Valhall 2nd gen |
| GPU frequency | 832 MHz | 759 MHz |
| Pipelines | 11 | 24 |
| Shading units | 32 | 32 |
| Total shaders | 352 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 585.7 Gigaflops | 1165.8 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | AI accelerator |
| NPU theoretical performance | 15 TOPS | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 44 Gb/s | 44 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2400 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP, 2x 25MP | - |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5123 | Balong 5000 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7350 Mbps | Up to 4600 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3670 Mbps | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | October 2019 | October 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E9830 | - |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 990 official site | HiSilicon Kirin 9000 official site |
| Successor | - Samsung Exynos 2500 | - HiSilicon Kirin 9000S |
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