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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Samsung Exynos 9611

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 9611
26.3Inno Score
37.6CPU21.6
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks20
—Efficiencyspec-based44.2
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 9611

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 26.3, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+41) and CPU (+16). Samsung Exynos 9611 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 22
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 20
  • 502% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 215,000
  • 282% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 350
  • 262% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 1,250

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9611

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 9611
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 9611
Announced20262019
Process—10 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 9611
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 9611
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.7 GHz+17%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 9611
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 9611
GPU—Arm Mali-G72 MP3

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 9611
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 9611
Memory type—LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 9611
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 9611
Modem—Integrated LTE Cat-12
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 9611
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 9611
Max display—FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 9611
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 9611
AnTuTu1,293,328+502%215,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+282%Top 39%350Bottom 11%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+262%Top 29%1,250Bottom 10%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%—

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