Kirin 9030S vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
The Kirin 9030S is a flagship chip from HiSilicon, and the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 is an upper mid-range chip from Qualcomm. In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (4,100 vs 4,050), but the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 is 5% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Nearly levelSingle-core Geekbench 6
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 +5%Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
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 9030S | Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | HiSilicon | Qualcomm |
| Class | Flagship | Upper mid-range |
| Announced | Apr 2026 | May 2025 |
| Process | — | 4 nm TSMC |
| CPU | 8 cores 1× 2.7 GHz + 3× 2.15 GHz + 4× 1.62 GHz | 8 cores 1× 2.8 GHz + 4× 2.4 GHz + 3× 1.8 GHz |
| Max CPU speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| GPU | Maleoon 935F | Adreno 722 |
| 5G modem | — | Built-in 5G |
| Place in our ranking | #42 of 102 (better) | #44 of 102 |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 1,250 | 1,310 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 4,100 | 4,050 |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | — | 751 |
| Phones in our database | 3 phones | 7 phones |
| Best-rated phone | Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max 7.8 | realme 16 Pro+ 5G 7.9 |
| Lowest US launch price | — | $499 Nothing Phone (4a) Pro |
| Newest phone | Huawei Pura X View Sep 2026 | OPPO Reno16 5G Jun 2026 |
Phones with the Kirin 9030S
3 phones in our database, best rated first.
-
7.8
Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max
6.9″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 6,000 mAh
No US price + Compare -
7.7
Huawei Pura X View
6.39″ 120 Hz, 200 MP camera, 7,000 mAh
No US price + Compare -
7.7
Huawei Pura 90s Pro
6.6″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 6,000 mAh
No US price + Compare
Phones with the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
7 phones in our database, best rated first.
-
7.9
realme 16 Pro+ 5G
6.8″ 144 Hz, 200 MP camera, 7,000 mAh
No US price + Compare -
7.8
OPPO Reno16 5G
6.32″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 6,000 mAh
No US price + Compare -
7.8
vivo V70
6.59″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 6,500 mAh
No US price + Compare -
7.7
OPPO Reno15 5G
6.59″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 6,500 mAh
No US price + Compare
Kirin 9030S vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 4: FAQ
Which is faster, the Kirin 9030S or the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4?
In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (4,100 vs 4,050), but the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 is 5% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Which is newer, the Kirin 9030S or the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4?
The Kirin 9030S is newer: it was announced in April 2026, while the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 was announced in May 2025.
Which phones use the Kirin 9030S and the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4?
The Kirin 9030S powers 3 phones in our database, including the Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max, Huawei Pura X View and Huawei Pura 90s Pro. The Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 powers 7 phones in our database, including the realme 16 Pro+ 5G, OPPO Reno16 5G and vivo V70. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $499, for the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro.
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 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics score is the median of the results for retail phones with the chip in the official ranking of UL, the maker of 3DMark. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.
More chipset comparisons
Pick any two chips, or open a popular comparison.