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MediaTek Dimensity 9600M vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
22.6Inno Score
78.9CPU20.8
—Benchmarks20
84Efficiencyspec-based29.7
4 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9600M0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: MediaTek Dimensity 9600M 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 9600M

  • Stronger CPU score: 79 vs 21
  • 100% higher cores: 8 vs 4
  • 96% higher Max clock: 4.21 GHz vs 2.15 GHz
  • 79% lower process: 3 nm vs 14 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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

General

General comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9600M versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9600MQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Announced20262016
Process3 nm+79%14 nm
TDP (typical)—11 W
ArchitectureARMv9.3-AArmv8

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9600M versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9600MQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Cores8+100%4
Core configuration1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra + 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium + 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro2x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo
Max clock4.21 GHz+96%2.15 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9600M versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9600MQualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPUArm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12Qualcomm Adreno 530

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9600M versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9600MQualcomm Snapdragon 820
NPUMediaTek NPU 990Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9600M versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9600MQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Memory typeLPDDR5X-10667LPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9600M versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9600MQualcomm Snapdragon 820
ModemIntegrated 5G-A modemSnapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.04.2

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9600M versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9600MQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Max displayWQHD+ @ 180Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture8K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9600M versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9600MQualcomm Snapdragon 820
AnTuTu—230,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—340Top 91%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—880Top 95%

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