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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Samsung Exynos 2100

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41.9Inno Score
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WINNER
Samsung Exynos 2100
44Inno Score
37.6CPU37.1
31.5GPU34.2
61.4Benchmarks47.5
—AIspec-based64
—Efficiencyspec-based55.9
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S2 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2100

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 2100 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 44 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+3). 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

  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 48
  • 27% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 3,550

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2100

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 2100
Announced20262021
Process—5 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 2100
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.8 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.7 GHz2.9 GHz+7%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 2100
GPU—Arm Mali-G78 MP14
GPU clock—854 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 2100
NPU—Samsung NPU
AI performance—26 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 2100
Memory type—LPDDR5

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 2100
Modem—Integrated Exynos 5G modem

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 2100
Video capture—8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 2100
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 2100
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,328746,547Bottom 22%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—252,025Bottom 17%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—127,819Bottom 30%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—144,909Bottom 17%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—221,794Bottom 25%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336Top 39%1,430+7%Top 33%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+27%Top 29%3,550Top 39%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606+7%Bottom 39%1,500Bottom 35%

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