MediaTek Dimensity 9500 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9500 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. 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 820

241750

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 9500

3942

Snapdragon 820

318

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 9500

11178

Snapdragon 820

798

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	6x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A730 (Gelas)	2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo 2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Number of cores	6	4
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	3 nm	14 nm
TDP		11 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 9.0	Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount		up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4
Memory frequency		1866 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name		Adreno 530
GPU Architecture		Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	1000 MHz	620 MHz
Execution units		2
Shaders		256
DirectX		11.2
OpenCL API		2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP	1x 28MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture	8K@60fps	4K@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		0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.15 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