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Huawei Kirin 9000S vs MediaTek Helio G100

WINNER
Huawei Kirin 9000S
36.5Inno Score
VS
MediaTek Helio G100
36.4Inno Score
34.8CPU24.3
31.7GPU—
46.6Benchmarks40.8
34.5Efficiencyspec-based54.9
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S3 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G100

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9000S scores 36.5 against 36.4 for MediaTek Helio G100. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin 9000S edges ahead in CPU and benchmarks, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000S

  • Stronger CPU score: 35 vs 24
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 41
  • 86% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,818 vs 2,050
  • 69% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,250 vs 740
  • 19% higher Max clock: 2.62 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G100

  • 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 Helio G100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SMediaTek Helio G100
Announced20232024
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)9 W5 W+44%
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SMediaTek Helio G100
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A5102x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.62 GHz+19%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SMediaTek Helio G100
GPUMaleoon 910Arm Mali-G57 MC2
GPU clock750 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SMediaTek Helio G100
NPUHiSilicon Da Vinci NPU—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SMediaTek Helio G100
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SMediaTek Helio G100
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Integrated LTE Cat-13
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SMediaTek Helio G100
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus MediaTek Helio G100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SMediaTek Helio G100
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared720,000571,014Bottom 12%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—213,161Bottom 13%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—49,741Bottom 16%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—142,531Bottom 20%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—165,581Bottom 10%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,250+69%Top 37%740Bottom 30%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,818+86%Top 34%2,050Bottom 34%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,365Top 49%—

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