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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Samsung Exynos 850

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 850
26.2Inno Score
37.6CPU20
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks20
—Efficiencyspec-based46.7
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 850

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 26.2, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+41) and CPU (+18). Samsung Exynos 850 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 20
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 20
  • 686% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 170
  • 654% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 600
  • 619% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 180,000

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 850

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 850
Announced20262020
Process—8 nm
TDP (typical)—4 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 850
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little8x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.7 GHz+35%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 850
GPU—Arm Mali-G52 MP1

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 850
Memory type—LPDDR4X-1600
Max bandwidth—12.8 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 850
Modem—Integrated LTE Cat-7
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 850
Max display—FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture—1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 850
AnTuTu1,293,328+619%180,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+686%Top 39%170Bottom 6%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+654%Top 29%600Bottom 4%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%—

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