Kirin 9000S vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
The Kirin 9000S is a flagship chip from HiSilicon, and the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 is a mid-range chip from Qualcomm. In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (3,150 vs 3,220), but the Kirin 9000S is 18% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Nearly levelSingle-core Geekbench 6
Kirin 9000S +18%Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Higher is better. Bars are relative to the faster chip in each test. A dash means we don’t have a reliable result for that chip yet.
Key facts
Specs from the chip makers. The better result in each benchmark is highlighted.
| Kirin 9000S | Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | HiSilicon | Qualcomm |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | — | May 2026 |
| Process | — | 4 nm TSMC |
| CPU | — | 8 cores 4× 2.6 GHz + 4× 2.0 GHz |
| Max CPU speed | — | 2.6 GHz |
| GPU | — | Adreno 812 |
| 5G modem | — | Built-in 5G |
| Place in our ranking | #73 of 141 | #72 of 141 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 1,230 (better) | 1,040 |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 3,150 | 3,220 |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | — | 424 |
| Phones in our database | 1 phone | 1 phone |
| Best-rated phone | Huawei Mate 60 Pro 7.2 | REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G 7.3 |
| Newest phone | Huawei Mate 60 Pro Aug 2023 | REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G Aug 2026 |
Phones with the Kirin 9000S
1 phone in our database, best rated first.
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7.2 Discontinued
Huawei Mate 60 Pro
6.82″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,000 mAh
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Phones with the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
1 phone in our database, best rated first.
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7.3
REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G
6.83″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 10,000 mAh
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Kirin 9000S vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 5: FAQ
Which is faster, the Kirin 9000S or the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5?
In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (3,150 vs 3,220), but the Kirin 9000S is 18% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Which phones use the Kirin 9000S and the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5?
The Kirin 9000S powers one phone in our database: the Huawei Mate 60 Pro. The Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 powers one phone in our database: the REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G.
Where do these benchmark scores come from?
They are reference results for each chip: the median of several Geekbench 6 runs on retail phones. The 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics score is the median of the results for retail phones with the chip in the official ranking of UL, the maker of 3DMark. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.
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