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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400+

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41.9Inno Score
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WINNER
MediaTek Dimensity 9400+
72.3Inno Score
37.6CPU66.2
31.5GPU69.8
61.4Benchmarks80.7
—Efficiencyspec-based77.2
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S4 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9400+

InnoReviews verdict

MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ wins this mobile chipset face-off, 72.3 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+38) and CPU (+29). 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 9400+

  • Stronger CPU score: 66 vs 38
  • Stronger GPU score: 70 vs 32
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 81 vs 61
  • 292% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 6,300 vs 1,606
  • 117% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,900 vs 1,336

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9400+
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 9400+
Announced20262025
Process—3 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9400+
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 9400+
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little1x3.73 GHz Cortex-X925 + 3x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 + 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720
Max clock2.7 GHz3.73 GHz+38%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9400+
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 9400+
GPU—Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9400+
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 9400+
NPU—MediaTek NPU 890

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9400+
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 9400+
Memory type—LPDDR5X-10667
Max bandwidth—85.3 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9400+
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 9400+
Modem—Integrated 5G-A modem
Max download—7 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9400+
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 9400+
Max display—WQHD+ @ 180Hz
Video capture—8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9400+
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 9400+
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,3282,784,235Top 17%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—829,825Top 17%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—946,941Top 17%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—370,838Top 11%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—636,631Top 11%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336Top 39%2,900+117%Top 11%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522Top 29%9,000+99%Top 8%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%6,300+292%Top 9%

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