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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs MediaTek Dimensity 8020

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
36Inno Score
37.6CPU33.1
31.5GPU28.7
61.4Benchmarks49.6
—Efficiencyspec-based36
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 8020

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 36, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+12) and CPU (+5). MediaTek Dimensity 8020 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 9030S

  • Stronger CPU score: 38 vs 33
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 50
  • 27% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,606 vs 1,262
  • 26% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 3,600
  • 19% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 1,120

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 8020

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8020
Announced20262023
Process—6 nm
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8020
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.7 GHz+4%2.6 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8020
GPU—Arm Mali-G77 MC9

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8020
NPU—MediaTek NPU 570

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8020
Memory type—LPDDR4X-4266
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8020
Modem—Integrated 5G modem
Max download—4.7 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8020
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8020
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8020
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,328809,277Bottom 34%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—282,056Bottom 24%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—139,570Bottom 39%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—138,421Bottom 15%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—249,230Bottom 39%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+19%Top 35%1,120Top 43%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+26%Top 26%3,600Top 36%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606+27%Bottom 50%1,262Bottom 43%

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