Huawei Kirin 9000S vs MediaTek Dimensity 7100
34.8CPU29.5
31.7GPU24
—Benchmarks47.7
34.5Efficiencyspec-based36
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S2 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 7100
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9000S scores 33.6 against 33.1 for MediaTek Dimensity 7100. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin 9000S edges ahead in GPU and CPU, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000S
- Stronger CPU score: 35 vs 30
- Stronger GPU score: 32 vs 24
- 96% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,365 vs 695
- 31% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,818 vs 2,914
- 25% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,250 vs 1,001
Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 7100
- 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | MediaTek Dimensity 7100 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2025 |
| Process | 7 nm | 6 nm+14% |
| TDP (typical) | 9 W | — |
| Architecture | — | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | MediaTek Dimensity 7100 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A510 | 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.62 GHz+9% | 2.4 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | MediaTek Dimensity 7100 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Maleoon 910 | Arm Mali-G610 MC2 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | — |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | MediaTek Dimensity 7100 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | HiSilicon Da Vinci NPU | — |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | MediaTek Dimensity 7100 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5-5500 / LPDDR4X-4266 |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | MediaTek Dimensity 7100 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Integrated 5G modem (unannounced) | Integrated 5G modem (3GPP Release 16) |
| Max download | — | 3.3 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.4 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | MediaTek Dimensity 7100 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | 1200x2600 @ 120Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | MediaTek Dimensity 7100 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 750,153Bottom 26% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 307,696Bottom 35% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 85,426Bottom 21% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 147,214Bottom 24% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 209,817Bottom 24% |
| AnTuTu 12 | — | 849,792Bottom 28% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,250+25%Top 39% | 1,001Bottom 45% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 3,818+31%Top 35% | 2,914Top 50% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,365+96%Top 49% | 695Bottom 29% |
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