Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Samsung Exynos 2100
40CPU37.1
—GPU34.2
—Benchmarks47.5
66.9AIspec-based64
52Efficiencyspec-based55.9
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90301 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2100
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 9030 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
- 12% higher AI performance: 29 TOPS vs 26 TOPS
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2100
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2021 |
| Process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 9 W |
| Architecture | ARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores) | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny | 1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.8 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.75 GHz | 2.9 GHz+5% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | HiSilicon Maleoon 935A | Arm Mali-G78 MP14 |
| GPU clock | — | 854 MHz |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | HiSilicon Ascend NPU | Samsung NPU |
| AI performance | 29 TOPS+12% | 26 TOPS |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Integrated Exynos 5G modem |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | — |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | — |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| Video capture | — | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 746,547Bottom 21% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 252,025Bottom 16% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 127,819Bottom 31% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 144,909Bottom 16% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 221,794Bottom 26% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 1,430Top 33% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 3,550Top 39% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 1,500Bottom 38% |
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