SOC HISILICON MALI-G78 MP22
Kirin 9000E

Kirin 9000E

Flagship Released: October 22, 2020
Clock Speed
3130
MHZ
Process
5
NM
Cores
8
Count

Technical Highlights

GPU : Mali-G78 MP22 (Valhall 2nd gen)
GPU Frequency : 759 MHz
Memory : LPDDR5, LPDDR4X
AnTuTu Score : 654,778

About this Chipset

Kirin 9000E is a 5 nm flagship 5G SoC with Cortex-A77 and Cortex-A55 CPU cores, Mali-G78 MP22 graphics, Da Vinci 2.0 AI acceleration, and LPDDR5 memory.

Last updated: July 07, 2026

Overall Score Of Kirin 9000E

This summarizes how Kirin 9000E scores across key areas like CPU, GPU, AI, efficiency, and connectivity.

79
Overall
Benchmark
69
CPU
84
Graphics
70
Memory
66
Connectivity
84

General Information of Kirin 9000E

Name

Kirin 9000E

Brand

HiSilicon

Class

Flagship

Release Date

October 22, 2020

Foundry

TSMC

CPU Specifications of Kirin 9000E

CPU Architecture

1x 3.13 GHz Cortex-A77, 3x 2.54 GHz Cortex-A77, 4x 2.05 GHz Cortex-A55

CPU Frequency

Good

3130 MHz

68% of the current best CPU Frequency score

Cores

Excellent

8

80% of the current best Cores score

Instruction Set

ARMv8.2-A

Process (nm)

5 nm

40% of the current best Process (nm) score

L3 Cache

8 MB

50% of the current best L3 Cache score

Graphics Specifications of Kirin 9000E

GPU

Mali-G78 MP22

Graphics Architecture

Valhall 2nd gen

GPU Frequency

Good

759 MHz

44% of the current best GPU Frequency score

Pipelines

Top tier

22

100% of the current best Pipelines score

Shading Units

32

6% of the current best Shading Units score

Total Shaders

704

34% of the current best Total Shaders score

FLOPS

1068.3 Gigaflops

19% of the current best FLOPS score

Vulkan Version

1.3

OpenCL Version

2.0

Memory Specifications of Kirin 9000E

Memory Type

Excellent

LPDDR5, LPDDR4X

75% of the current best Memory Type score

Memory Frequency

Good

2750 MHz

52% of the current best Memory Frequency score

Bus

4x 16 Bit

Bandwidth

44 Gb/s

52% of the current best Bandwidth score

Memory Size

Excellent

16 GB

50% of the current best Memory Size score

Storage Interface

Good

UFS 3.1

67% of the current best Storage Interface score

Benchmark Metrics of Kirin 9000E

AnTuTu Benchmark (V10)

V10 total score with CPU, GPU, MEM, and UX breakdown

654,778
Total
16% of the current best Total score

Geekbench (V6)

CPU performance snapshot

Single-Core
1,304
33% of the current best Single-Core score
Multi-Core
3,806
31% of the current best Multi-Core score

Connectivity of Kirin 9000E

Download Speed

Up to 4600 Mbps

31% of the current best Download Speed score

Modem Speed

Top tier

Balong 5000 Mbps

93% of the current best Modem Speed score

Upload Speed

Up to 2500 Mbps

50% of the current best Upload Speed score

5G Support

Yes

Wi-Fi Version

Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth Version

5.2

AI Accelerator of Kirin 9000E

Neural Processor

Da Vinci 2.0 NPU (1x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny)

1% of the current best Neural Processor score

AI Support

Yes

Performance Charts Of Kirin 9000E

These charts show the balance of Kirin 9000E across key areas and how its benchmark results compare to today’s top performers.

Performance Radar Chart

Category scores overview (0 to 100)
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Performance Benchmarks

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Frequently Asked Questions about Kirin 9000E

The Kirin 9000E scores 654,778 on the AnTuTu v10 benchmark, providing a fluid experience for daily mobile tasks and standard applications.

The Kirin 9000E was officially released in October 22, 2020, aiming to provide a competitive performance experience for mobile devices.

The Kirin 9000E features a 8-core CPU architecture, designed to balance peak performance with everyday power efficiency.

The Kirin 9000E is manufactured using a specialized process by TSMC, which optimizes the chipset's power efficiency and performance.

The Kirin 9000E operates at a CPU frequency (base clock) of 3130 MHz, which determines the speed at which the chipset handles instructions.

The Kirin 9000E achieves a single-core score of 1,304 on Geekbench. This is a key metric for measuring how snappy the device will feel when launching and switching between apps.

With a performance score of 79%, the Kirin 9000E is positioned as a high-end chipset in our comprehensive mobile rankings.

The Kirin 9000E features the Mali-G78 MP22 GPU, which handles graphics rendering and is responsible for determining the chipset's mobile gaming capabilities.

Yes, the Kirin 9000E includes a dedicated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for accelerating on-device AI tasks like computational photography and real-time voice translation.

The Kirin 9000E is compatible with LPDDR5, LPDDR4X memory, enabling fast data access which is crucial for modern operating systems and demanding games.

Yes, the Kirin 9000E features an integrated 5G modem, providing ultra-fast mobile data speeds and low latency where network infrastructure permits.