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

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 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 – 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 benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1329936
1273046
CPU 510448 475726
GPU 270275 246367
Memory 193658 279480
UX 355555 271473
Total score 1329936 1273046
Samples [38 tests] [2 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
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

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 667 -
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 5 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
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

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Andheri)AnTuTu1252296
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 -> MarkplayV2AnTuTu1301157
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (Black)AnTuTu1361822
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (Rupinder)AnTuTu1367750
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (Ankit)AnTuTu1355373
HiSilicon Kirin 9030S
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 -> internoAnTuTu1273046

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 and Kirin 9030S

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.8 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-720)
4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-720)
3x 1.84 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-520)
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 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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