Huawei Kirin 9030S vs MediaTek Helio G100
37.6CPU24.3
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks40.8
—Efficiencyspec-based54.9
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G100
InnoReviews verdict
Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 36.4, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+21) and CPU (+13). MediaTek Helio G100 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 CPU score: 38 vs 24
- Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 41
- 121% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 2,050
- 81% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 740
- 23% higher Max clock: 2.7 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G100
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Helio G100 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2024 |
| Process | — | 6 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 5 W |
| Architecture | ARM (Taishan V124 cores) | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Helio G100 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little | 2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.7 GHz+23% | 2.2 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Helio G100 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | — | Arm Mali-G57 MC2 |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Helio G100 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR4X-2133 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 17.1 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Helio G100 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Integrated LTE Cat-13 |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.2 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Helio G100 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | FHD+ @ 120Hz |
| Video capture | — | 2K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | MediaTek Helio G100 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 1,293,328 | 571,014Bottom 8% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 213,161Bottom 11% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 49,741Bottom 13% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 142,531Bottom 13% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 165,581Bottom 6% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,336+81%Top 38% | 740Bottom 29% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 4,522+121%Top 29% | 2,050Bottom 33% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,606Bottom 43% | — |
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