Huawei Kirin 9030S vs MediaTek Dimensity 8100
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
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2022 |
| Process | — | 5 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 7 W |
| Architecture | ARM (Taishan V124 cores) | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little | 4x2.85 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.7 GHz | 2.85 GHz+6% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | — | Arm Mali-G610 MC6 |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5-3200 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 25.6 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Integrated 5G (sub-6) |
| Max download | — | 4.7 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.3 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | WQHD+ @ 120Hz / FHD+ @ 168Hz |
| Video capture | — | 4K@60fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 1,293,328+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 Extreme | 1,606Bottom 39% | 1,600Bottom 38% |
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