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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs MediaTek Dimensity 9500

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41.9Inno Score
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WINNER
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
81Inno Score
37.6CPU80.9
31.5GPU80.4
61.4Benchmarks84.6
—Efficiencyspec-based77.2
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S4 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9500

InnoReviews verdict

MediaTek Dimensity 9500 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 81 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+49) and CPU (+43). 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 9500

  • Stronger CPU score: 81 vs 38
  • Stronger GPU score: 80 vs 32
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 85 vs 61
  • 373% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 7,600 vs 1,606
  • 177% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,700 vs 1,336

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 9500
Announced20262025
Process—3 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv9.3

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 9500
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra + 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium + 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro
Max clock2.7 GHz4.21 GHz+56%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 9500
GPU—Arm Mali G1-Ultra MC12

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 9500
NPU—MediaTek NPU 990

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 9500
Memory type—LPDDR5X-10667
Max bandwidth—85.3 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 9500
Modem—Integrated 5G-A modem
Max download—7 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth—6.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max display—WQHD+ @ 180Hz
Video capture—8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 9500
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,3283,254,273Top 6%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—976,567Top 6%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—1,218,443Top 6%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—359,576Top 19%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—699,687Top 9%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336Top 39%3,700+177%Top 6%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522Top 29%11,400+152%Top 5%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%7,600+373%Top 7%

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