Huawei Kirin 9030S vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000
37.6CPU42.2
31.5GPU36.7
61.4Benchmarks56.1
—Efficiencyspec-based69
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S3 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9000
InnoReviews verdict
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 48.2 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+5) and CPU (+5). 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 56
- 23% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 1,050,000
Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 9000
- Stronger CPU score: 42 vs 38
- Stronger GPU score: 37 vs 32
- 40% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,250 vs 1,606
- 29% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,730 vs 1,336
- 13% higher Max clock: 3.05 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2021 |
| Process | — | 4 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 8 W |
| Architecture | ARM (Taishan V124 cores) | Armv9 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little | 1x3.05 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.85 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510 |
| Max clock | 2.7 GHz | 3.05 GHz+13% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | — | Arm Mali-G710 MC10 |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | MediaTek APU 590 |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5X-7500 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 60 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Integrated 5G modem |
| Max download | — | 7 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.3 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | WQHD+ @ 144Hz |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 1,293,328+23% | 1,050,000 |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,336Top 39% | 1,730+29%Top 28% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 4,522+4%Top 29% | 4,350Top 31% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,606Bottom 39% | 2,250+40%Bottom 50% |
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