The first specifications of the Kirin 9100 processor have been published, which will probably be used in the new Huawei Mate 70 phones.
Kirin 9100 is manufactured based on the 6nm SMIC process known as N+3. This technology is a step forward compared to the seven-nanometer Kirin 9000S chips that were used in the Mate 60 series.
According to the published images, the new chip can be seen with the code name HiSilicon Baltimore. Crane 9100 is the first powerful Cortex-X core with ARM architecture (v8) brings to the Kirin family. In comparison, the Crane 9000S chip uses Taishan’s mid-range high-power cores (HiSilicon design) and four low-power Cortex-A510 cores.
|
CPU |
Crane 9000S |
Crane 9100 (rumor) |
|---|---|---|
|
Powerful cores |
A Taishan Big core with a frequency of 2.62GHz |
A Cortex-X1 core with a frequency of 2.67GHz |
|
Intermediate cores |
Three Taishan Mid cores with a frequency of 2.15GHz |
Three Cortex-A78 cores with a frequency of 2.32GHz |
|
Low power cores |
Four Cortex-A510 cores with a frequency of 1.53GHz |
Four Cortex-A55 cores with a frequency of 2.02GHz |
The graphics unit of the Kirin 9100 chip is listed as Mali-TBEX in the processor specification list, which will probably use HiSilicon’s Maleoon 910 internal graphics.
The CPU part of Crane 9100 consists of relatively old parts. The combination of Cortex-X1 cores with A78 and A55 is similar to the Snapdragon 888 processor structure. In addition, the lithography of the chip is far behind the current processors of the world, which causes its frequency to be in a lower range.
US sanctions have prevented HiSilicon from using newer Cortex designs and more advanced semiconductor technologies, leaving Crane’s designs behind.
The Huawei Pura 70 phone, which uses the Kirin 9010 chip, has shown mid-range performance in some tests. It is expected that the new models of Huawei phones can be significantly upgraded with the help of the new generation of Crane processors. The Mate 70 series is expected to be unveiled by the end of November (mid-December).
