MediaTek Dimensity 9500 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4: Benchmarks and Specs

MediaTek's Dimensity 9500 is a flagship chipset, designed to deliver incredible CPU and GPU performance, in line with other top-tier processors. On the other hand, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is not a flagship SoC, but positions itself in the premium segment. So, to find out which one delivers better performance, we have compared the Dimensity 9500 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 across a number of benchmarks. On that note, let's begin.

Dimensity 9500 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4: Geekbench Score

MediaTek recently launched the Dimensity 9500 in China, and during the event, claimed that its latest flagship chip achieved 4,007 in single-core and 11,217 in multi-core, on the Geekbench 6 CPU test. Meanwhile, we ran the Geekbench test on the iQOO Neo 10, which is powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, and it scored 2,158 in single-core and 6,989 in multi-core.

Overall, the Dimensity 9500 delivered 85% faster performance in single-core tasks, and about 60% stronger performance in multi-core tasks. Thanks to Arm's latest C1-series CPU cores, the Dimensity 9500 easily defeats the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 with a wide margin.

Having said that, these are MediaTek's claimed numbers, and we should wait for independent benchmark scores from actual consumer devices. So wait till we get our hands on a Dimensity 9500 phone, and then we will be able to pass a conclusive judgment.

Dimensity 9500 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4: Specs Comparison

The latest Dimensity 9500 is manufactured on TSMC's refined 3nm (N3P) process node while the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is fabricated on TSMC's older 4nm node. Both feature an 8-core CPU setup, however, the Dimensity 9500 comes with Arm's new C1-series CPU cores whereas the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 features older Cortex-series cores. On the GPU front, you have the Mali-G1 Ultra GPU on the Dimensity 9500 and the Adreno 825 GPU on the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4.