MediaTek Dimensity 9500 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9500 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 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 9500

Snapdragon 865 Plus

643857

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 9500

3942

Snapdragon 865 Plus

909

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 9500

11178

Snapdragon 865 Plus

3418

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	6x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A730 (Gelas)	1x 3.1 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Gold) 4x 1.80 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 585 Silver)
Number of cores	6	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	7 nm
TDP		10 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 9.0	Qualcomm Hexagon 698

Memory (RAM)

Max amount		up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency		2750 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name		Adreno 650
GPU Architecture		Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	1000 MHz	670 MHz
Execution units		2
Shaders		512
DirectX		12
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, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture	8K@60fps	8K@30fps, 4K@120fps
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		7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		3 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	6.0	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS SBAS