HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G VS Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)

Comparing HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G vs Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)

Comparison of video cards HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G vs Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G

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Performance per watt

6 W 8.5 W

About 1.42 0.97 times less performance per watt

Top features of Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)

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Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G and Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Family	HiSilicon Kirin Apple A series
Generation	8 15
CPU group	HiSilicon Kirin 990 Apple A15
Predecessor	-- Apple A14 Bionic
Successor	-- Apple A16 Bionic

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G vs Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) 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.

Specification	Value
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G and Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	ARM Mali-G76 MP14 Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores)
GPU frequency	0.60 GHz 0.60 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	0.60 GHz No turbo
Execution units	14 160
Shader	224 1280
Max. GPU Memory	4 GB 8 GB
Max. displays	2 3
Generation	Bifrost 3 12
Technology	7 nm 5 nm
Release date	Q3/2018 Q3/2021

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G and Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU). Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G and Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) 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.

Specification	Value
Memory type	LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory	8 GB 6 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	4 1 (Single Channel)

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G or Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)? 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.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	6 W 8.5 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G and Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	None None
L2-Cache	-- 16.00 MB
L3-Cache	2.00 MB 32.00 MB
Architecture	Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 A15
Technology	7 nm 5 nm
Socket	N/A N/A
Release date	Q3/2019 Q3/2021