Dimensity 7400 vs Kirin 9030S

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 7400 (with Mali-G615 MP2 graphics) and HiSilicon Kirin 9030S (Maleoon 935F). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 7400
  • Higher GPU frequency (~39%)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 9030S
  • Performs 2.2x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (34.1 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 34%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1273K vs 953K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1273046
CPU 330821 475726
GPU 152140 246367
Memory 180552 279480
UX 289637 271473
Total score 953150 1273046
Samples [91 tests] [2 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
1273
Multi-Core Score
3894
Asset compression 171.3 MB/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 80.9 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 119.6 Mpixels/sec -
Image detection 64.9 images/sec -
HDR 102.1 Mpixels/sec -
Background blur 11 images/sec -
Photo processing 29.1 images/sec -
Ray tracing 4.38 Mpixels/sec -
Samples 19 tests 2 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
4271
Background blur 5.04 images/sec -
Face detection 2.48 images/sec -
Horizon detection 0.15 Gpixels/sec -
Edge detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec -
Gaussian blur 0.15 Gpixels/sec -
Feature matching 0.06 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 5.23 Gpixels/sec -
Particle physics 553.7 FPS -
API OpenCL -
Samples 17 tests 3 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 406 -
Graphics test 3 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 17072 -
Video editing score 7954 -
Data manipulation score 10959 -
Photo editing score 32413 -
Writing score 18714 -
Phones tested 7 models -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
MediaTek Dimensity 7400
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Ivry)AnTuTu949836
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 (Ujan)AnTuTu882542
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Ko)AnTuTu896448
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-24 (Nasim)AnTuTu860002
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 (Fandy)AnTuTu905670
HiSilicon Kirin 9030S
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 -> internoAnTuTu1273046

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 7400 and Kirin 9030S

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 2.7 GHz – Taishan v124 Big
3x 2.15 GHz – Taishan v124 Mid
4x 1.62 GHz – Taishan v124 Little
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2600 MHz 2700 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 4 W -
Manufacturing TSMC SMIC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G615 MP2 Maleoon 935F
Architecture Valhall 4rd gen Maleoon
GPU frequency 1300 MHz 933 MHz
Pipelines 2 3
Shading units 128 256
Total shaders 256 768
FLOPS 665.6 Gigaflops 1433.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 3.0
DirectX version - 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 655 Da Vinci

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 34.1 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP -
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem - Balong 6000
4G support - LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 3270 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed - Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.4 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced February 2025 April 2026
Class Mid range Mid range
Official page MediaTek Dimensity 7400 official site -

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