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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Samsung Exynos 1580

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41.9Inno Score
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WINNER
Samsung Exynos 1580
52.2Inno Score
37.6CPU37.3
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks60.1
—AIspec-based48.8
—Efficiencyspec-based73.8
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S2 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1580

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 1580 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 52.2 to 41.9. 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

  • 16% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 3,900

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1580

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1580
Announced20262025
Process—4 nm
TDP (typical)—6 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1580
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little1x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.7 GHz2.9 GHz+7%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1580
GPU—Samsung Xclipse 540

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1580
NPU—Samsung NPU
AI performance—15 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1580
Memory type—LPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1580
Modem—Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1580
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 1580
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,3281,227,862Bottom 49%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—466,860Top 49%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—292,734Bottom 52%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—171,100Bottom 44%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—297,168Bottom 49%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336Top 39%1,350+1%Top 37%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+16%Top 29%3,900Top 36%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%—

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