MediaTek Dimensity 9500 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3: Benchmarks and Specs

MediaTek is promising exceptional CPU and GPU performance with its latest Dimensity 9500 chipset. The new Dimensity 9500 chip brings Arm's latest C1-series CPU cores and the Mali-G1 Ultra GPU. That said, how big of a performance leap does it deliver over Qualcomm's 2023 flagship, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3? To find out, we have compared the Dimensity 9500 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 on Geekbench, and other benchmarks. On that note, let's dive in.

Dimensity 9500 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3: Geekbench Score

MediaTek, during the launch event, revealed that the Dimensity 9500 scored 4,007 in single-core and 11,217 in multi-core, on its internal Geekbench 6 CPU test. On the other hand, Qualcomm's 2023 flagship, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, running on the OnePlus 13R achieved 2,183 in single-core and 6,434 in multi-core.

As you can notice, the Dimensity 9500 delivers nearly 2x faster CPU performance than the two-year-old Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in single-core tasks. And in multi-threaded tasks, the Dimensity 9500 is around 74% faster.

Having said that, since these are MediaTek's official benchmark numbers, I would advise users to take the results with a grain of salt. Once we run the Dimensity 9500 on a retail consumer phone, we will be in a better position to evaluate the performance gap between both the processors.

Dimensity 9500 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3: Specs Comparison

The latest Dimensity 9500 processors is manufactured on TSMC's improved 3nm (N3P) process node while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is fabricated on TSMC's older 4nm mode. In terms of CPU, both chipsets pack an 8-core CPU cluster, however, the Dimensity 9500 brings Arm's new C1-series CPU cores while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 features older Cortex-series cores. As for graphics, the Dimensity 9500 is powered by the Arm Mali-G1 Ultra GPU whereas the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 packs the Adreno 750 GPU.