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HiSilicon Kirin 9030S
HiSilicon Kirin 9000
CPU Performance
51
42
Gaming Performance
26
27
Battery life
84
84
QuickComparison Score
100
100
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between HiSilicon Kirin 9030S and HiSilicon Kirin 9000

Reasons to consider the HiSilicon Kirin 9030S

  • + 5 nanometers process node
  • + 8 CPU cores
  • + 1x 3 GHz – Taishan v124 Big 3x 2.27 GHz – Taishan ... cores
  • + Maleoon 935F graphics
  • + Da Vinci NPU

Reasons to consider the HiSilicon Kirin 9000

  • + 5 nanometers process node
  • + 8 CPU cores
  • + 1x 3.13 GHz – Cortex-A77 3x 2.54 GHz – Cortex-A77 ... cores
  • + Mali-G78 MP24 graphics
  • + AI accelerator NPU

Pros & Cons

HiSilicon Kirin 9030S
  • Excellent battery life
  • 5G connectivity supported
  • Dedicated NPU for AI workloads
  • Modern LPDDR5 memory support
  • Limited gaming performance

"A upper-mid-range HiSilicon Kirin 9030S mobile chipset with modest CPU performance (51/100), good battery efficiency. Suited for premium gaming and productivity."

HiSilicon Kirin 9000
  • Excellent battery life
  • 5G connectivity supported
  • Dedicated NPU for AI workloads
  • Flagship-class chipset
  • Modern LPDDR5 memory support
  • Limited CPU performance for demanding apps
  • Limited gaming performance
  • Older generation chipset

"A upper-mid-range HiSilicon Kirin 9000 mobile chipset with modest CPU performance (42/100), good battery efficiency. Suited for premium gaming and productivity."

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Specifications

AnTuTu 11
Specification HiSilicon Kirin 9030S ↗ HiSilicon Kirin 9000 ↗
Apple A19 1607132 1079281
CPU 594902 370173
GPU 300663 275434
Memory 371483 158011
UX 340084 275663
Total score 1607132 1079281
GeekBench 6
Specification HiSilicon Kirin 9030S ↗ HiSilicon Kirin 9000 ↗
Single-Core Score 1410 1262
Multi-Core Score 4102 3507
Asset compression 146.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 90.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 113.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 71.8 images/sec
HDR 98.9 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11.8 images/sec
Photo processing 29.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.01 Mpixels/sec
Samples
Compute Score (GPU) 4269 7580
Face detection 6.39 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.24 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.52 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.38 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 28.2 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1164.8 FPS
API Vulkan
3DMark
Specification HiSilicon Kirin 9030S ↗ HiSilicon Kirin 9000 ↗
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score
Stability 90%
Graphics test
3DMark Solar Bay
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
CPU
Specification HiSilicon Kirin 9030S ↗ HiSilicon Kirin 9000 ↗
Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Taishan v124 Big 3x 2.27 GHz – Taishan v124 Mid 4x 1.72 GHz – Taishan v124 Little 1x 3.13 GHz – Cortex-A77 3x 2.54 GHz – Cortex-A77 4x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3000 MHz 3130 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache
L2 cache 1 MB
Process 5 nanometers 5 nanometers
Manufacturing SMIC TSMC
Graphics
Specification HiSilicon Kirin 9030S ↗ HiSilicon Kirin 9000 ↗
GPU name Maleoon 935F Mali-G78 MP24
Architecture Maleoon Valhall 2nd gen
GPU frequency 933 MHz 759 MHz
Pipelines 3 24
Shading units 256 32
Total shaders 768 768
FLOPS 1433.1 Gigaflops 1165.8 Gigaflops
AI Accelarator
Specification HiSilicon Kirin 9030S ↗ HiSilicon Kirin 9000 ↗
Neural processor (NPU) Da Vinci AI accelerator
Memory
Specification HiSilicon Kirin 9030S ↗ HiSilicon Kirin 9000 ↗
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 34.1 Gb/s 44 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB
Multimedia (ISP)
Specification HiSilicon Kirin 9030S ↗ HiSilicon Kirin 9000 ↗
Storage type UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Max camera resolution
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
Connectivity
Specification HiSilicon Kirin 9030S ↗ HiSilicon Kirin 9000 ↗
Modem Balong 6000 Balong 5000
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 4600 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 6.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC
Info
Specification HiSilicon Kirin 9030S ↗ HiSilicon Kirin 9000 ↗
Announced April 2026 October 2020
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number

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