MediaTek Dimensity 9500s vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9500s with Qualcomm Snapdragon 636. 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 9500s

Snapdragon 636

174837

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 9500s

2620

Snapdragon 636

274

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 9500s

8250

Snapdragon 636

1129

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720	4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 260 Gold) 4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 260 Silver)
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	3 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors		2000 million
TDP		5 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	5333 MHz	1333 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G925 MP12	Adreno 509
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	1612 MHz	720 MHz
Execution units	12	1
Shaders	1536	128
DirectX	12.1	12
OpenCL API	3.0	2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160	1920x1200
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP, 3x 36MP	1x 24MP, 2x 16MP
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	7.3 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.4	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS