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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs MediaTek Dimensity 8100

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41.9Inno Score
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WINNER
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
43.1Inno Score
37.6CPU35.4
31.5GPU31.4
61.4Benchmarks56.1
—Efficiencyspec-based60.7
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S1 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 8100

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9030S scores 41.9 against 43.1 for MediaTek Dimensity 8100. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030S

  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 56
  • 23% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 1,050,000
  • 19% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 3,800
  • 13% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 1,180

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 8100

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8100
Announced20262022
Process—5 nm
TDP (typical)—7 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8100
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little4x2.85 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.7 GHz2.85 GHz+6%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8100
GPU—Arm Mali-G610 MC6

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8100
Memory type—LPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8100
Modem—Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Max download—4.7 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.3

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8100
Max display—WQHD+ @ 120Hz / FHD+ @ 168Hz
Video capture—4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8100
AnTuTu1,293,328+23%1,050,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+13%Top 39%1,180Top 42%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+19%Top 29%3,800Top 37%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%1,600Bottom 38%

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