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Huawei Kirin 9000S vs MediaTek Dimensity 900

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35.5Inno Score
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WINNER
MediaTek Dimensity 900
36.4Inno Score
32CPU27.4
31.3GPU—
46.6Benchmarks35.9
34.5Efficiencyspec-based54.9
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S2 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 900

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9000S scores 35.5 against 36.4 for MediaTek Dimensity 900. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000S

  • Stronger CPU score: 32 vs 27
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 36
  • 53% higher AnTuTu: 720,000 vs 470,000
  • 43% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,300 vs 2,300
  • 14% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,050 vs 920

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 900

  • 44% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 9 W
  • 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SMediaTek Dimensity 900
Announced20232021
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)9 W5 W+44%
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SMediaTek Dimensity 900
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A5102x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.62 GHz+9%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SMediaTek Dimensity 900
GPUMaleoon 910Arm Mali-G68 MC4
GPU clock750 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SMediaTek Dimensity 900
NPUHiSilicon Da Vinci NPU—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SMediaTek Dimensity 900
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SMediaTek Dimensity 900
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth—5.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SMediaTek Dimensity 900
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus MediaTek Dimensity 900
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SMediaTek Dimensity 900
AnTuTu720,000+53%470,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,050+14%Top 47%920Bottom 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,300+43%Top 41%2,300Bottom 41%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,300Bottom 32%—

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