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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Samsung Exynos 990

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 990
30.8Inno Score
37.6CPU29.8
31.5GPU25.7
61.4Benchmarks37.4
—Efficiencyspec-based32.1
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S1 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 30.8, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+24) and CPU (+8). Samsung Exynos 990 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 30
  • Stronger GPU score: 32 vs 26
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 37
  • 159% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 500,000
  • 78% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,606 vs 900

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 990
Announced20262020
Process—7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 990
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little2x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.7 GHz2.73 GHz+1%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 990
GPU—Arm Mali-G77 MP11

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 990
Memory type—LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth—44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 990
Modem—Exynos 5123 5G (external)
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 990
Max display—WQHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture—8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SSamsung Exynos 990
AnTuTu1,293,328+159%500,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+48%Top 39%900Bottom 37%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+71%Top 29%2,650Bottom 44%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606+78%Bottom 39%900Bottom 20%

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