MediaTek Dimensity 9500 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9500 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 430. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 9500

3942

Snapdragon 430

204

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 9500

11178

Snapdragon 430

821

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	6x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A730 (Gelas)	8x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	6	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	3 nm	28 nm
Number of transistors		1000 million
TDP		6 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 9.0	Qualcomm Hexagon 536

Memory (RAM)

Max amount		up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR3
Memory frequency		800 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	1x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name		Adreno 505
GPU Architecture		Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	1000 MHz	450 MHz
Execution units		1
Shaders		48
DirectX		11
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		1920x1200
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP	1x 21MP
Max Video Capture	8K@60fps	FullHD+@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed		0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.08 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	6.0	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS