Huawei Kirin 9030S vs MediaTek Dimensity 8200
37.6CPU36.6
31.5GPU33.1
61.4Benchmarks53.6
—Efficiencyspec-based73.8
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S2 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 8200
InnoReviews verdict
MediaTek Dimensity 8200 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 45.6 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+2). Huawei Kirin 9030S 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 benchmarks score: 61 vs 54
- 36% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 950,000
- 21% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 3,750
- 13% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 1,180
Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 8200
- 15% higher Max clock: 3.1 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
- 12% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,800 vs 1,606
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2022 |
| Process | — | 4 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 6 W |
| Architecture | ARM (Taishan V124 cores) | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little | 1x3.1 GHz Cortex-A78 + 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.7 GHz | 3.1 GHz+15% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | — | Arm Mali-G610 MC6 |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | MediaTek APU 580 |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 51.2 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Integrated 5G modem |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.3 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
|---|---|---|
| Video capture | — | 4K@60fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8200 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 1,293,328+36% | 950,000 |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,336+13%Top 39% | 1,180Top 42% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 4,522+21%Top 29% | 3,750Top 38% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,606Bottom 39% | 1,800+12%Bottom 43% |
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