Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) VS HiSilicon Kirin 9000

Comparing Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000

Comparison of video cards Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)

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Top features of HiSilicon Kirin 9000

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Higher clock speed

2.05 GHz 1.40 GHz

Around 32% better clock speed
More number of cores

8 4

2 times more cores

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) HiSilicon Kirin 9000

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) and HiSilicon Kirin 9000 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) HiSilicon Kirin 9000
Segment	Desktop / Server Mobile
Family	Broadcom BCM HiSilicon Kirin
Generation	3 9
CPU group	Broadcom BCM2837B0 HiSilicon Kirin 9000

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000 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
Frequency	1.40 GHz 2.05 GHz
CPU Cores	4 8
Turbo (1 Core)	No turbo 3.13 GHz
CPU Threads	4 8
Hyperthreading	No No
Overclocking	Yes No
Core architecture	normal hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
A core	4x Cortex-A53 1x Cortex-A77
B core	-- 3x Cortex-A77
C core	-- 4x Cortex-A55

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) and HiSilicon Kirin 9000 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	Broadcom VideoCore 5 ARM Mali-G78 MP24
GPU frequency	0.40 GHz 0.76 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	2 24
Shader	24 384
Max. GPU Memory	1 GB --
Max. displays	2 1
Generation	5 Vallhall 2
DirectX Version	12
Technology	40 nm 5 nm
Release date	02/2016 Q4/2020

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) and HiSilicon Kirin 9000. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) and HiSilicon Kirin 9000 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	LPDDR2 LPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-2750
Max. Memory	1024 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	1 4

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) and HiSilicon Kirin 9000.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	No No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) or HiSilicon Kirin 9000? 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)	7 W
TDP down	4 W --

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) and HiSilicon Kirin 9000 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	None None
L2-Cache	0.50 MB --
Architecture	Cortex-A15 Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55
Technology	40 nm 5 nm
Socket	N/A N/A
Release date	02/2016 Q4/2020