Leaked Geekbench data reveals Huawei Mate 80’s Kirin 9030: nine-core 1+4+4 CPU, Maleoon 935 GPU, 16GB RAM and scores near Snapdragon 7-series. Details inside.
© A. Krivonosov
Ahead of today’s presentation of the Huawei Mate 80 lineup, a notable leak has shed light on the new Kirin 9030 processor. The Mate 80 Pro Max surfaced in the Geekbench database, effectively confirming key specifications of the upcoming chipset.
According to the published data, the Kirin 9030 adopts a nine-core 1+4+4 design: one core runs at 2.75 GHz, four cores at 2.27 GHz, and another four at 1.72 GHz. Graphics are handled by the Maleoon 935 GPU, and the tested device was equipped with 16 GB of RAM.
Insider Digital Chat Station indicated that the test was conducted below peak clock speeds, so the scores don’t reflect the processor’s full potential. Even so, the Kirin 9030 posted 1,131 points in single-core and 4,277 in multi-core mode—placing it roughly in the Snapdragon 7-series ballpark. The takeaway is straightforward: it’s not a headline-grabbing leap, but the numbers hint at steady progress.
The generational shift is most evident in the redesigned layout. While the previous Kirin 9020 used an eight-core (1+3+4) setup with a Mali-G76 GPU, the Kirin 9030 moves to a nine-core architecture for the first time—an upgrade that, on its own, should translate into a performance uplift even before final optimization.