Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro vs MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
42.8CPU78.9
47.4GPU—
—Benchmarks83.8
66.9AIspec-based—
—Efficiencyspec-based84
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro2 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: MediaTek Dimensity 9500M 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 9030 Pro
- 13% higher cores: 9 vs 8
Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
- Stronger CPU score: 79 vs 43
- 53% higher Max clock: 4.21 GHz vs 2.75 GHz
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2026 |
| Process | — | 3 nm |
| Architecture | ARMv8 | ARMv9.3-A |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 9+13% | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Prime + 4x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny | 1x C1-Ultra + 3x C1-Premium + 4x C1-Pro |
| Max clock | 2.75 GHz | 4.21 GHz+53% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | HiSilicon Maleoon 935 | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC11 |
| GPU clock | 933 MHz | — |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | HiSilicon Ascend NPU | — |
| AI performance | 29 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Integrated 5G modem (unannounced) | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| Video capture | 4K | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500M |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 3,157,641Top 8% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 890,270Top 11% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 1,121,441Top 8% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 431,821Top 3% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 714,109Top 6% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,558Top 29% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 5,869Top 22% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 3,234Top 37% | — |
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