Huawei Kirin 8000 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9500
30.7CPU80.9
—GPU80.4
—Benchmarks84.6
20Efficiencyspec-based77.2
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 80003 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9500
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 8000 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 8000
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 9500
- Stronger CPU score: 81 vs 31
- 75% higher Max clock: 4.21 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
- 57% lower process: 3 nm vs 7 nm
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2025 |
| Process | 7 nm | 3 nm+57% |
| TDP (typical) | — | 9 W |
| Architecture | — | Armv9.3 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.4 GHz + 3x2.19 GHz + 4x1.84 GHz | 1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra + 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium + 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro |
| Max clock | 2.4 GHz | 4.21 GHz+75% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | — | Arm Mali G1-Ultra MC12 |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | MediaTek NPU 990 |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5X-10667 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 85.3 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Integrated 5G-A modem |
| Max download | — | 7 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | — | 6.0 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | WQHD+ @ 180Hz |
| Video capture | — | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 3,254,273Top 5% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 976,567Top 5% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 1,218,443Top 5% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 359,576Top 17% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 699,687Top 8% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 3,700Top 4% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 11,400Top 4% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 7,600Top 6% |
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