MediaTek Dimensity 9500 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9500 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. 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 9500

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

1051135

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 9500

3942

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

1303

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 9500

11178

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

4143

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	6x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A730 (Gelas)	1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2 (Kryo Prime) 3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Gold) 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver)
Number of cores	6	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv9-A
Lithography	3 nm	4 nm
TDP		6 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 9.0

Memory (RAM)

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

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name		Adreno 730
GPU Architecture		Qualcomm Adreno 700
GPU frequency	1000 MHz	900 MHz
Execution units		3
Shaders		768
OpenCL API		2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP	1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 36MP
Max Video Capture	8K@60fps	8K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed		10 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	6.0	5.3
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS