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MediaTek Dimensity 9500s vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
42.5Inno Score
66.1CPU32
—GPU28.2
80.1Benchmarks50.8
84Efficiencyspec-based76.2
4 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9500s0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 9500s

  • Stronger CPU score: 66 vs 32
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 80 vs 51
  • 141% higher Max download: 7 Gbps vs 2.9 Gbps
  • 49% higher Max clock: 3.73 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Announced20262024
Process3 nm+25%4 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
Architecture—Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.73 GHz Arm Cortex-X925 + 3x Arm Cortex-X4 + 4x Arm Cortex-A7201x2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.73 GHz+49%2.5 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
GPUArm Immortalis-G925Adreno 810

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
NPUMediaTek NPUHexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Memory typeLPDDR5X-10667LPDDR5X-6400
Max bandwidth—51.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Modem3GPP Release-17 5G modemSnapdragon X63 5G
Max download7 Gbps+141%2.9 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.45.4

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Max displayWQHD+ @ 180HzFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared2,726,802Top 17%850,000
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)809,783Top 17%—
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)905,149Top 17%—
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)410,777Top 6%—
AnTuTu 11 (UX)601,093Top 17%—
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,160Top 41%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—3,200Top 43%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—1,200Top 74%

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