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Huawei Kirin 990 5G vs Samsung Exynos 1330

Huawei Kirin 990 5G
34.9Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 1330
35.3Inno Score
33.3CPU27
—GPU21.3
48.6Benchmarks42.4
20Efficiencyspec-based65.6
8 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 990 5G2 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1330

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 990 5G scores 34.9 against 35.3 for Samsung Exynos 1330. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 990 5G

  • Stronger CPU score: 33 vs 27
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 49 vs 42
  • 203% higher AnTuTu 11 (GPU): 130,102 vs 42,913
  • 72% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,419 vs 1,989
  • 45% higher AnTuTu 11 (Memory): 188,134 vs 129,402

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1330

  • 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Samsung Exynos 1330
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GSamsung Exynos 1330
Announced20192023
Process7 nm5 nm+29%
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Samsung Exynos 1330
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GSamsung Exynos 1330
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A552x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.86 GHz+19%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Samsung Exynos 1330
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GSamsung Exynos 1330
GPUArm Mali-G76 MP16Arm Mali-G68 MP2

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Samsung Exynos 1330
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GSamsung Exynos 1330
NPUHUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny)—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Samsung Exynos 1330
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GSamsung Exynos 1330
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Samsung Exynos 1330
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GSamsung Exynos 1330
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (SA/NSA)Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Max download2.3 Gbps—
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Samsung Exynos 1330
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GSamsung Exynos 1330
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Samsung Exynos 1330
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GSamsung Exynos 1330
AnTuTu 11778,713+28%Bottom 27%608,174Bottom 16%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)267,234+8%Bottom 23%248,088Bottom 16%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)130,102+203%Bottom 34%42,913Bottom 12%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)188,134+45%Bottom 51%129,402Bottom 13%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)193,243+3%Bottom 16%187,771Bottom 15%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,023+6%Bottom 49%968Bottom 41%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,419+72%Top 41%1,989Bottom 30%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—365Bottom 31%

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