Huawei Kirin 9030S vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400
37.6CPU45.9
31.5GPU46.1
61.4Benchmarks71.7
—Efficiencyspec-based73.8
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S4 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 8400
InnoReviews verdict
MediaTek Dimensity 8400 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 56.3 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+15) and benchmarks (+10). 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
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 8400
- Stronger CPU score: 46 vs 38
- Stronger GPU score: 46 vs 32
- Stronger benchmarks score: 72 vs 61
- 112% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 3,400 vs 1,606
- 42% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 6,400 vs 4,522
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2024 |
| Process | — | 4 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 6 W |
| Architecture | ARM (Taishan V124 cores) | Armv9.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little | 1x3.25 GHz Cortex-A725 + 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A725 + 4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A725 |
| Max clock | 2.7 GHz | 3.25 GHz+20% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | — | Arm Mali-G720 MC7 |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | MediaTek NPU 880 |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5X-8533 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 68.3 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Integrated 5G modem |
| Max download | — | 5.2 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.4 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Video capture | — | 4K@60fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 1,293,328 | 1,946,644Top 33% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 560,176Top 38% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 642,040Top 30% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 339,619Top 30% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 404,809Top 38% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,336Top 39% | 1,450+9%Top 31% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 4,522Top 29% | 6,400+42%Top 19% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,606Bottom 39% | 3,400+112%Top 35% |
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