MediaTek Dimensity 9500s vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9500s with Qualcomm Snapdragon 801. 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 9500s

2620

Snapdragon 801

206

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 9500s

8250

Snapdragon 801

701

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720	4x 2.5 GHz – Krait
Number of cores	8	4
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	3 nm	28 nm
Number of transistors		1000 million
TDP		6 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	5333 MHz	933 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G925 MP12	Adreno 330
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 300
GPU frequency	1612 MHz	578 MHz
Execution units	12	1
Shaders	1536	128
DirectX	12.1	11
OpenCL API	3.0	1.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160	2560x2048
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP, 3x 36MP	1x 21MP
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	7.3 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.4	4.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS