Huawei Kirin 9030S vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500
38.7CPU47
—GPU53.2
—Benchmarks69.9
—Efficiencyspec-based68
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S1 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 8500
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 9030S lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
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 8500
- Stronger CPU score: 47 vs 39
- 26% higher Max clock: 3.4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2026 |
| Process | — | 4 nm |
| Architecture | ARM (Taishan V124 cores) | Armv9.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little | 1x3.4 GHz Cortex-A725 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A725 + 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A725 |
| Max clock | 2.7 GHz | 3.4 GHz+26% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | — | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | MediaTek NPU 880 |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5X |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Integrated MediaTek 5G-Advanced modem |
| Max download | — | 5.2 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.4 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | WQHD+ up to 144Hz |
| Video capture | — | 4K@60fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 1,813,768 |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 1,519Top 29% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 6,308Top 19% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 4,268Top 22% |
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