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MediaTek Dimensity 9500s vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
37.2Inno Score
66.1CPU33.5
—GPU28.6
80.1Benchmarks51.1
—AIspec-based49.3
84Efficiencyspec-based32.1
8 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9500s1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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 34
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 80 vs 51
  • 456% higher AnTuTu 11 (GPU): 905,149 vs 162,790
  • 217% higher AnTuTu: 2,726,802 vs 861,546
  • 169% higher AnTuTu 11 (Memory): 410,777 vs 152,804

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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

General

General comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 865
Announced20262020
Process3 nm+57%7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 865
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.73 GHz Arm Cortex-X925 + 3x Arm Cortex-X4 + 4x Arm Cortex-A7201x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.73 GHz+31%2.84 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 865
GPUArm Immortalis-G925Qualcomm Adreno 650
GPU clock—587 MHz

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 865
NPUMediaTek NPUQualcomm Hexagon 698
AI performance—15 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 865
Memory typeLPDDR5X-10667LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth—44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 865
Modem3GPP Release-17 5G modemSnapdragon X55 5G (external)
Max download7 Gbps7.5 Gbps+7%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.45.1

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max displayWQHD+ @ 180Hz4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 865
AnTuTu 112,726,802+217%Top 17%861,546Top 70%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)809,783+164%Top 17%306,337Top 73%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)905,149+456%Top 17%162,790Top 67%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)410,777+169%Top 6%152,804Top 81%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)601,093+151%Top 17%239,615Top 70%
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,100Top 45%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—3,300Top 40%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—1,250Top 72%

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