Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 vs Kirin 9030S
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (with Adreno 722 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~23%)
- Better instruction set architecture
- Shows better (up to 4%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1329K vs 1273K
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 9030S
- Has 1 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
- Performs 22% better in floating-point computations
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 510448 | 475726 |
| GPU | 270275 | 246367 |
| Memory | 193658 | 279480 |
| UX | 355555 | 271473 |
| Total score | 1329936 | 1273046 |
| Samples | [38 tests] | [2 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 183.1 MB/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 93.9 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 126.6 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Image detection | 65.2 images/sec | - |
| HDR | 102.1 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Background blur | 14.6 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 30.1 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 4.65 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Samples | 17 tests | 2 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 13.6 images/sec | - |
| Face detection | 6.8 images/sec | - |
| Horizon detection | 0.2 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Edge detection | 0.24 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Gaussian blur | 0.36 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Feature matching | 0.09 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 36.3 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Particle physics | 939.1 FPS | - |
| API | Vulkan | - |
| Samples | 16 tests | 3 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 667 | - |
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17005 | - |
| Video editing score | 7010 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 8849 | - |
| Photo editing score | 34842 | - |
| Writing score | 20163 | - |
| Phones tested | 5 models | - |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-07 (Andheri) | AnTuTu | 1252296 |
| π 2026-09-06 -> MarkplayV2 | AnTuTu | 1301157 |
| π 2026-08-29 (Black) | AnTuTu | 1361822 |
| π 2026-08-28 (Rupinder) | AnTuTu | 1367750 |
| π 2026-08-15 (Ankit) | AnTuTu | 1355373 |
HiSilicon Kirin 9030S
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-07 -> interno | AnTuTu | 1273046 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 and Kirin 9030SCPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.8 GHz β Kryo Prime (Cortex-720) 4x 2.4 GHz β Kryo Gold (Cortex-720) 3x 1.84 GHz β Kryo Silver (Cortex-520) |
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 | 2800 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv8-A |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 722 | Maleoon 935F |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Maleoon |
| GPU frequency | 1150 MHz | 933 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 3 |
| Shading units | 256 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 512 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 1177.6 Gigaflops | 1433.1 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Da Vinci |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 33.6 Gb/s | 34.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2880 x 1800 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | - |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS | 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. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 4200 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | - | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | May 2025 | April 2026 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | SM7750-AB | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 official site | - |
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