SOC HISILICON MALEOON 935F
Kirin 9030S

Kirin 9030S

Mid-range Released: April 20, 2026
Clock Speed
3000
MHZ
Process
5
NM
Cores
8
Count

Technical Highlights

GPU : Maleoon 935F (Maleoon)
GPU Frequency : 933 MHz
Memory : LPDDR5X
AnTuTu Score : 1.62M

About this Chipset

Kirin 9030S is a 5 nm mid-range 5G SoC with TaiShan v124 CPU cores, Maleoon 935F graphics, Da Vinci AI acceleration, LPDDR5X memory, UFS 4.x storage, Wi-Fi 7, and Balong 6000.

Last updated: August 09, 2026

Overall Score Of Kirin 9030S

This summarizes how Kirin 9030S scores across key areas like CPU, GPU, AI, efficiency, and connectivity.

79
Overall
Benchmark
69
CPU
84
Graphics
67
Memory
71
Connectivity
83

General Information of Kirin 9030S

Name

Kirin 9030S

Brand

HiSilicon

Class

Mid-range

Release Date

April 20, 2026

Foundry

SMIC

CPU Specifications of Kirin 9030S

CPU Architecture

1x 3 GHz Taishan v124 Big, 3x 2.27 GHz Taishan v124 Mid, 4x 1.72 GHz Taishan v124 Little

CPU Frequency

Good

3000 MHz

65% of the current best CPU Frequency score

Cores

Excellent

8

80% of the current best Cores score

Instruction Set

ARMv8-A

Process (nm)

5 nm

40% of the current best Process (nm) score

L2 Cache

1 MB

6% of the current best L2 Cache score

L3 Cache

4 MB

25% of the current best L3 Cache score

Graphics Specifications of Kirin 9030S

GPU

Maleoon 935F

Graphics Architecture

Maleoon

GPU Frequency

Good

933 MHz

54% of the current best GPU Frequency score

Pipelines

3

13% of the current best Pipelines score

Shading Units

Excellent

256

50% of the current best Shading Units score

Total Shaders

768

38% of the current best Total Shaders score

FLOPS

1433.1 Gigaflops

25% of the current best FLOPS score

Vulkan Version

1.3

OpenCL Version

3.0

DirectX Version

12

Memory Specifications of Kirin 9030S

Memory Type

Excellent

LPDDR5X

75% of the current best Memory Type score

Memory Frequency

Excellent

4266 MHz

80% of the current best Memory Frequency score

Bus

2x 16 Bit

Bandwidth

34.1 Gb/s

40% of the current best Bandwidth score

Memory Size

Excellent

16 GB

50% of the current best Memory Size score

Storage Interface

Excellent

UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1

89% of the current best Storage Interface score

Benchmark Metrics of Kirin 9030S

AnTuTu Benchmark (V11)

V11 total score with CPU, GPU, MEM, and UX breakdown

1,617,928
Total
39% of the current best Total score
CPU
599,837
48% of the current best CPU score
GPU
301,831
19% of the current best GPU score
MEM
Excellent
370,488
78% of the current best MEM score
UX
345,772
43% of the current best UX score

AnTuTu Benchmark (V10)

V10 total score with CPU, GPU, MEM, and UX breakdown

1,267,000
Total
32% of the current best Total score
CPU
469,733
40% of the current best CPU score
GPU
236,364
17% of the current best GPU score
MEM
290,129
49% of the current best MEM score
UX
270,774
29% of the current best UX score

Geekbench (V6)

CPU performance snapshot

Single-Core
1,417
36% of the current best Single-Core score
Multi-Core
3,851
31% of the current best Multi-Core score

Connectivity of Kirin 9030S

Download Speed

Up to 7500 Mbps

50% of the current best Download Speed score

Modem Speed

Good

Balong 6000 Mbps

62% of the current best Modem Speed score

Upload Speed

Good

Up to 3500 Mbps

70% of the current best Upload Speed score

5G Support

Yes

Wi-Fi Version

Wi-Fi 7

Bluetooth Version

6.0

AI Accelerator of Kirin 9030S

Neural Processor

Da Vinci NPU

AI Support

Yes

Performance Charts Of Kirin 9030S

These charts show the balance of Kirin 9030S across key areas and how its benchmark results compare to today’s top performers.

Performance Radar Chart

Category scores overview (0 to 100)
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Performance Benchmarks

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Frequently Asked Questions about Kirin 9030S

The Kirin 9030S scores a total of 1,617,928 on AnTuTu v11, providing a fluid experience for daily mobile tasks and standard applications. The score is broken down into CPU: 599,837, GPU: 301,831, Memory: 370,488, UX: 345,772.

The Kirin 9030S was officially released in April 20, 2026, aiming to provide a competitive performance experience for mobile devices.

The Kirin 9030S features a 8-core CPU architecture, designed to balance peak performance with everyday power efficiency.

The Kirin 9030S is manufactured using a specialized process by SMIC, which optimizes the chipset's power efficiency and performance.

The Kirin 9030S operates at a CPU frequency (base clock) of 3000 MHz, which determines the speed at which the chipset handles instructions.

The Kirin 9030S achieves a single-core score of 1,417 on Geekbench. This is a key metric for measuring how snappy the device will feel when launching and switching between apps.

With a performance score of 79%, the Kirin 9030S is positioned as a high-end chipset in our comprehensive mobile rankings.

The Kirin 9030S features the Maleoon 935F GPU, which handles graphics rendering and is responsible for determining the chipset's mobile gaming capabilities.

Yes, the Kirin 9030S includes a dedicated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for accelerating on-device AI tasks like computational photography and real-time voice translation.

The Kirin 9030S is compatible with LPDDR5X memory, enabling fast data access which is crucial for modern operating systems and demanding games.

Yes, the Kirin 9030S features an integrated 5G modem, providing ultra-fast mobile data speeds and low latency where network infrastructure permits.