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Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Samsung Exynos 2100

Huawei Kirin 9000S
35.5Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 2100
44Inno Score
32CPU37.1
31.3GPU34.2
46.6Benchmarks47.5
—AI64
34.5Efficiency55.9
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S7 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2100

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 2100 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 44 to 35.5, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+21) and CPU (+5). Huawei Kirin 9000S still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000S

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2100

  • Stronger CPU score: 37 vs 32
  • Stronger efficiency score: 56 vs 35
  • 36% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,430 vs 1,050
  • 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • 15% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,500 vs 1,300

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2100
Announced20232021
Process7 nm5 nm+29%
TDP (typical)9 W9 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2100
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A5101x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.8 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.62 GHz2.9 GHz+11%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2100
GPUMaleoon 910Arm Mali-G78 MP14
GPU clock750 MHz854 MHz+14%

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2100
NPUHiSilicon Da Vinci NPUSamsung NPU
AI performance—26 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2100
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR5

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2100
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Integrated Exynos 5G modem

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2100
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SSamsung Exynos 2100
AnTuTu 10720,000Top 46%746,547+4%Top 45%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,050Top 44%1,430+36%Top 30%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,300Top 38%3,550+8%Top 34%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,300Top 68%1,500+15%Top 65%
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—252,025Top 86%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—127,819Top 72%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—144,909Top 86%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—221,794Top 78%

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