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Huawei Kirin 9010S vs MediaTek Dimensity 9500

Huawei Kirin 9010S
38.7Inno Score
VS
WINNER
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
81Inno Score
37.3CPU80.9
25.6GPU80.4
57.1Benchmarks84.6
—Efficiencyspec-based77.2
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9010S3 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9500

InnoReviews verdict

MediaTek Dimensity 9500 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 81 to 38.7, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+55) and CPU (+44). Huawei Kirin 9010S 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 9010S

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

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 9500

  • Stronger CPU score: 81 vs 37
  • Stronger GPU score: 80 vs 26
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 85 vs 57
  • 762% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 7,600 vs 882
  • 170% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 11,400 vs 4,230

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SMediaTek Dimensity 9500
Announced20252025
Process—3 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
Architecture—Armv9.3

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SMediaTek Dimensity 9500
Cores—8
Core configuration—1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra + 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium + 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro
Max clock—4.21 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SMediaTek Dimensity 9500
GPU—Arm Mali G1-Ultra MC12

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SMediaTek Dimensity 9500
NPU—MediaTek NPU 990

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SMediaTek Dimensity 9500
Memory type—LPDDR5X-10667
Max bandwidth—85.3 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SMediaTek Dimensity 9500
Modem—Integrated 5G-A modem
Max download—7 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth6.06.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SMediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max display—WQHD+ @ 180Hz
Video capture—8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010SMediaTek Dimensity 9500
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,092,2603,254,273Top 4%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—976,567Top 4%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—1,218,443Top 4%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—359,576Top 12%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—699,687Top 5%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,424Top 30%3,700+160%Top 4%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,230Top 30%11,400+170%Top 4%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme882Bottom 37%7,600+762%Top 5%

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