MediaTek Dimensity 9500 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9500 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. 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 7s Gen 3

1180

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 9500

11178

Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

3152

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	6x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A730 (Gelas)	1x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A720 (Kryo Prime) 3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720 (Kryo Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A520 (Kryo Silver)
Number of cores	6	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	4 nm
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 9.0	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount		up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency		3200 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name		Adreno 810
GPU Architecture		Qualcomm Adreno 800
GPU frequency	1000 MHz	1050 MHz
Execution units		2
Shaders		256
DirectX		12.1
OpenCL API		3.0
Vulkan API		1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		3360x1600
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP	1x 200MP
Max Video Capture	8K@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed		2.9 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		1.6 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	6.0	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS