Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Samsung Exynos 9610
32CPU28
31.3GPU—
46.6Benchmarks—
34.5Efficiencyspec-based20
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S0 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 9610
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Samsung Exynos 9610 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 9000S
- Stronger CPU score: 32 vs 28
- 30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm
- 14% higher Max clock: 2.62 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9610
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2018 |
| Process | 7 nm+30% | 10 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 9 W | — |
| Architecture | — | Armv8 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A510 | 4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| Max clock | 2.62 GHz+14% | 2.3 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Maleoon 910 | Arm Mali-G72 MP3 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | — |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | HiSilicon Da Vinci NPU | — |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Integrated 5G modem (unannounced) | Integrated LTE Cat-12 |
| Max download | — | 0.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | WQXGA (2560x1600) |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@120fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 720,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,050Top 46% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 3,300Top 40% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,300Bottom 44% | — |
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