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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
37.2Inno Score
37.6CPU33.5
31.5GPU28.6
61.4Benchmarks51.1
—AIspec-based49.3
—Efficiencyspec-based32.1
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 37.2, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+10) and CPU (+4). Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 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 34
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 51
  • 37% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 3,300
  • 28% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,606 vs 1,250
  • 21% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 1,100

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 865
Announced20262020
Process—7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 865
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.7 GHz2.84 GHz+5%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 865
GPU—Qualcomm Adreno 650
GPU clock—587 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 865
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 698
AI performance—15 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 865
Memory type—LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth—44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 865
Modem—Snapdragon X55 5G (external)
Max download—7.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth—5.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 865
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,328861,546Bottom 33%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—306,337Bottom 30%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—162,790Bottom 36%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—152,804Bottom 22%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—239,615Bottom 33%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+21%Top 39%1,100Top 47%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+37%Top 29%3,300Top 42%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606+28%Bottom 39%1,250Bottom 30%

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