Kirin 9030 Pro vs Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2

The Kirin 9030 Pro is a flagship chip from HiSilicon, and the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 is an upper mid-range chip from Qualcomm. In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (4,370 vs 4,378), but the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 is 38% faster in single-core.

HiSilicon Flagship

Kirin 9030 Pro

#46 of 112 chipsets · 4 phones

Qualcomm Upper mid-range

Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2

#45 of 112 chipsets · 1 phone

Benchmarks head to head

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Multi-core Geekbench 6

Nearly level
Kirin 9030 Pro 4,370
Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 4,378

Single-core Geekbench 6

Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 +38%
Kirin 9030 Pro 1,220
Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 1,687

Higher is better. Bars are relative to the faster chip in each test. A dash means we don’t have a reliable result for that chip yet.

Key facts

Specs from the chip makers. The better result in each benchmark is highlighted.

Kirin 9030 ProSnapdragon 7+ Gen 2
Maker HiSilicon Qualcomm
Class Flagship Upper mid-range
Announced Nov 2025 —
CPU 9 cores 1× 2.75 GHz + 4× 2.27 GHz + 4× 1.72 GHz —
Max CPU speed 2.75 GHz —
GPU Maleoon 935 —
5G modem Built-in 5G —
Place in our ranking #46 of 112 #45 of 112 (better)
Geekbench 6 single-core 1,220 1,687 (better)
Geekbench 6 multi-core 4,370 4,378
Phones in our database 4 phones 1 phone
Best-rated phone Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max 7.9 POCO F5 6.4
Newest phone Huawei Pura X Max Apr 2026 POCO F5 May 2023

Phones with the Kirin 9030 Pro

4 phones in our database, best rated first.

Phones with the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2

1 phone in our database, best rated first.

  • 6.4 Discontinued

    Announced May 2023

    POCO F5

    6.67″ 120 Hz, 64 MP camera, 5,000 mAh

    No US price + Compare
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Kirin 9030 Pro vs Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2: FAQ

Which is faster, the Kirin 9030 Pro or the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2?

In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (4,370 vs 4,378), but the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 is 38% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.

Which phones use the Kirin 9030 Pro and the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2?

The Kirin 9030 Pro powers 4 phones in our database, including the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max, Huawei Mate 80 Pro and Huawei Mate X7. The Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 powers one phone in our database: the POCO F5.

Where do these benchmark scores come from?

They are reference results for each chip: the median of several Geekbench 6 runs on retail phones. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.

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