Overview - Dimensity 9000 Plus Vs Dimensity 8100

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Dimensity 9000 Plus vs Dimensity 8100 SoCs by Mediatek. 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 Plus 44
Dimensity 8100 35
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Dimensity 9000 Plus 39
Dimensity 8100 30
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Dimensity 9000 Plus 86
Dimensity 8100 82
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Dimensity 9000 Plus 56
Dimensity 8100 49
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Dimensity 9000 Plus Dimensity 8100
CPU 291317 204875
GPU 430867 311503
Memory 218270 130636
UX 206140 161518
Total score 1146594 808532
Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Dimensity 9000 Plus

  • Dimensity 9000 Plus has 12.28% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 8100 (3200 vs 2850 MHz).
  • Dimensity 9000 Plus has 20% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 8100 (4 vs 5 nm).
  • Dimensity 9000 Plus has 41.81% better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 8100 (1,147 K vs 809 K).
  • Dimensity 9000 Plus has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 8100.

Pros of Mediatek Dimensity 8100

  • Dimensity 8100 has 70.67% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 9000 Plus (6400 vs 3750 MHz).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Dimensity 9000 Plus 1349
Dimensity 8100 969

Multi-Core Score

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Dimensity 9000 Plus 4342
Dimensity 8100 4081

3DMark

Stability 86%

Graphics test 51 FPS
Stability 94%

Graphics test 34 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 180Hz, WQHD+ @ 144Hz WQHD+ @120Hz / Full HD+ @168Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2960 x 1440 2960 x 1440
  • Max External Display 2K @ 144 Hz -
  • HDR HDR10+ Adaptive HDR10+
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

79%
Turbo Clock Speed

3200 MHz

71%
Turbo Clock Speed

2850 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
    3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710
    4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
    4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache 1024 KB -
  • L2 cache 3.5 MB -
  • L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
  • Process 4 nm 5 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 4 W 8 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G710 MC10 Mali-G610 MC6
  • Architecture Valhall 3 Valhall 2
  • GPU frequency - 912 MHz
  • Execution units 10 6
  • Shading units 512 -
  • FLOPS - -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 3750 MHz 6400 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 60 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 24 GB -
  • Memory type LPDDR5x LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes APU 580 (multi-core)
  • Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2960 x 1440
  • Max camera resolution 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - R16-ready 5G modem
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 21
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7168 Mbps 4700 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 2560 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed 2560 Mbps -
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
  • 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 Plus

CPU
44%
GPU
39%
Memory
44%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

Mediatek Dimensity 8100

CPU
35%
GPU
30%
Memory
75%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Dimensity 9000 Plus and Dimensity 8100?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Dimensity 9000 Plus with a 12.28% higher clock speed (3200 MHz vs 2850 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Dimensity 9000 Plus and Dimensity 8100?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Dimensity 8100 with a 70.67% higher memory frequency (6400 MHz vs 3750 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Dimensity 9000 Plus and Dimensity 8100?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Dimensity 9000 Plus with a 20% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 5 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Dimensity 9000 Plus and Dimensity 8100?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Dimensity 9000 Plus with a 41.81% better score (1146594 vs 808532).