Bernstein: Kirin 9050 Pro Beats A17 Pro in Multicore as Huawei Narrows Gap

Bernstein estimates Huawei's Kirin 9050 Pro, built on a 7nm-class process without EUV, outperformed Apple's 3nm A17 Pro in Geekbench 6 multicore tests, narrowing Huawei's mobile-chip gap with Apple to about three years from four. The chip still trails Apple's 2nm A20 Pro by roughly 30%.

• Kirin 9050 Pro beat 3nm Apple A17 Pro in Geekbench 6 multicore
• Chip is made on a 7nm-class node without EUV access
• Huawei's gap to Apple narrowed from ~4 years to ~3
• It trails the 2nm A20 Pro by roughly 30% overall