Helio G100 vs Kirin 9030S

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Helio G100 (with Mali-G57 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 Helio G100
  • Higher GPU frequency (~7%)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 9030S
  • Performs 11.2x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 2.2x) AnTuTu 11 score – 1273K vs 575K
  • Supports 101% higher memory bandwidth (34.1 against 17 GB/s)
  • 23% higher CPU clock speed (2700 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 6 nm)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
575630
Kirin 9030S +121%
1273046
CPU 199433 475726
GPU 44194 246367
Memory 155279 279480
UX 176724 271473
Total score 575630 1273046
Samples [133 tests] [2 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
1273
Multi-Core Score
2014
3894
Asset compression 99.5 MB/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 50.8 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 67.7 Mpixels/sec -
Image detection 38.9 images/sec -
HDR 61.8 Mpixels/sec -
Background blur 5.54 images/sec -
Photo processing 17.3 images/sec -
Ray tracing 2.88 Mpixels/sec -
Samples 26 tests 2 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
1467
Kirin 9030S +191%
4271
Background blur 2.2 images/sec -
Face detection 1.08 images/sec -
Horizon detection 0.06 Gpixels/sec -
Edge detection 0.1 Gpixels/sec -
Gaussian blur 0.06 Gpixels/sec -
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 4.14 Gpixels/sec -
Particle physics 251.1 FPS -
API OpenCL -
Samples 19 tests 3 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 146 -
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 10489 -
Video editing score 6308 -
Data manipulation score 7401 -
Photo editing score 24558 -
Writing score 12509 -
Phones tested 14 models -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
MediaTek Helio G100
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Keoboris ezz)AnTuTu613830
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (SuperEliseoXD)AnTuTu537575
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Nulode)AnTuTu601111
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 -> cott122AnTuTu588540
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-25 (Daniil)AnTuTu570123
HiSilicon Kirin 9030S
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 -> internoAnTuTu1273046

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Helio G100 and Kirin 9030S

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 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 2200 MHz 2700 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache - 4 MB
Process 6 nanometers 5 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC SMIC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G57 MP2 Maleoon 935F
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Maleoon
GPU frequency 1000 MHz 933 MHz
Pipelines 2 3
Shading units 32 256
Total shaders 64 768
FLOPS 128 Gigaflops 1433.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Da Vinci

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 34.1 Gb/s
Max size 12 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 16MP -
Video capture 2K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 2K at 30FPS 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

Modem - Balong 6000
4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 24
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 650 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 7
Bluetooth 5.4 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced August 2024 April 2026
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number MT6789H -
Official page MediaTek Helio G100 official site -
Successor - MediaTek Helio G200 -

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