MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8500 with MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Dimensity 8500

Dimensity 9000 Plus

1154947

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 8500

1712

Dimensity 9000 Plus

1338

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 8500

6701

Dimensity 9000 Plus

4318

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725	1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv9-A
Lithography	4 nm	4 nm
TDP		4 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 880	MediaTek APU 590

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	4800 MHz	3750 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G720 MP8	Mali-G710 MP10
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	1300 MHz	933 MHz
Execution units	8	10
Shaders	1024	512
DirectX	12
OpenCL API	3.0	2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2960x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP, 3x 32MP	1x 320MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	5.17 Gbps	7 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		2.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.4	5.3
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS