Huawei Kirin 9030S vs MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
37.6CPU78.9
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks—
—Efficiencyspec-based84
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S1 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: MediaTek Dimensity 9600M 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 9600M
- Stronger CPU score: 79 vs 38
- 56% higher Max clock: 4.21 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2026 |
| Process | — | 3 nm |
| Architecture | ARM (Taishan V124 cores) | ARMv9.3-A |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little | 1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra + 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium + 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro |
| Max clock | 2.7 GHz | 4.21 GHz+56% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | — | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | MediaTek NPU 990 |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5X-10667 |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Integrated 5G-A modem |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | — | 6.0 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | WQHD+ @ 180Hz |
| Video capture | — | 8K@60fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 1,293,328 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,336Top 39% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 4,522Top 29% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,606Bottom 39% | — |
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