Overview - Dimensity 9000 Vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Dimensity 9000 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoCs by Mediatek and Qualcomm respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Dimensity 9000 40
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 58
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Dimensity 9000 36
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 50
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Dimensity 9000 86
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Dimensity 9000 54
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 65
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Dimensity 9000 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
CPU 254411 374214
GPU 384881 516258
Memory 180981 344248
UX 185288 259884
Total score 1005561 1494604
Key Differences

Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9000

  • Dimensity 9000 has 1.67% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (3050 vs 3000 MHz).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 29.41% higher GPU clock speed than Dimensity 9000 (1100 vs 850 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 12.00% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 9000 (4200 vs 3750 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 48.63% better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 9000 (1,495 K vs 1,006 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 9000.
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Support 6.67% higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 9000 (64 vs 60 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Dimensity 9000 1275
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 1999

Multi-Core Score

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Dimensity 9000 4132
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 5273

3DMark

Stability 90%

Graphics test 47 FPS
Stability 85.3%

Graphics test 67 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display WQHD+ @144Hz / Full HD+ @180Hz QHD+ @ 144 Hz, 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3200 x 1440 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - 8K @ 30 Hz
  • HDR HDR10+ HDR10, HDR10+, HDR Vivid
  • Color Depth - 10-bit
  • Color Gamut - Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

75%
Turbo Clock Speed

3050 MHz

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-X2
    3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710
    4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
    1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
    4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
    3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
  • L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
  • Process 4 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 4 W 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G710 MP10 Adreno 735
  • Architecture Valhall 3 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 850 MHz 1100 MHz
  • Execution units 10 2
  • Shading units 512 768
  • FLOPS 1648 Gigaflops 3379.2 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12.1
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 3750 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 60 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 24 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 590 Hexagon
  • Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 3200 x 1440 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - Snapdragon X70
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 22
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7000 Mbps 6500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed 2500 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 6 7
  • Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

MediaTek Dimensity 9000

CPU
40%
GPU
36%
Memory
44%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

CPU
58%
GPU
50%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Dimensity 9000 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Dimensity 9000 with a 1.67% higher clock speed (3050 MHz vs 3000 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Dimensity 9000 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 29.41% higher GPU clock speed (1100 MHz vs 850 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Dimensity 9000 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 12.00% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 3750 MHz).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Dimensity 9000 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 48.63% better score (1494604 vs 1005561).