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
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
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 β 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 benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 199433 | 475726 |
| GPU | 44194 | 246367 |
| Memory | 155279 | 279480 |
| UX | 176724 | 271473 |
| Total score | 575630 | 1273046 |
| Samples | [133 tests] | [2 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| 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)
| 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
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 146 | - |
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
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
MediaTek Helio G100
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-07 (Keoboris ezz) | AnTuTu | 613830 |
| π 2026-09-05 (SuperEliseoXD) | AnTuTu | 537575 |
| π 2026-09-01 (Nulode) | AnTuTu | 601111 |
| π 2026-08-31 -> cott122 | AnTuTu | 588540 |
| π 2026-08-25 (Daniil) | AnTuTu | 570123 |
HiSilicon Kirin 9030S
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-07 -> interno | AnTuTu | 1273046 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Helio G100 and Kirin 9030SCPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.2 GHz β Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
1x 2.7 GHz β Taishan v124 Big 3x 2.15 GHz β Taishan v124 Mid 4x 1.62 GHz β 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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