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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
30.4Inno Score
37.6CPU26.6
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks34.8
—Efficiencyspec-based32.1
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 30.4, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+27) and CPU (+11). Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 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 27
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 35
  • 187% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 450,000
  • 126% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 590
  • 106% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 2,200

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Announced20262018
Process—10 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75) + 4x1.77 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
Max clock2.7 GHz2.8 GHz+4%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 845
GPU—Qualcomm Adreno 630

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 845
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 685

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Memory type—LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Modem—Snapdragon X20 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 845
AnTuTu1,293,328+187%450,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+126%Top 39%590Bottom 23%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+106%Top 29%2,200Bottom 38%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%—

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