Overview - Dimensity 9000 Plus Vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Dimensity 9000 Plus 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 Plus 44
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 58
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Dimensity 9000 Plus 39
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 50
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Dimensity 9000 Plus 86
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Dimensity 9000 Plus 56
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 65
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Dimensity 9000 Plus Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
CPU 291317 374214
GPU 430867 516258
Memory 218270 344248
UX 206140 259884
Total score 1146594 1494604
Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Dimensity 9000 Plus

  • Dimensity 9000 Plus has 6.67% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (3200 vs 3000 MHz).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 12.00% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 9000 Plus (4200 vs 3750 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 30.35% better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 9000 Plus (1,495 K vs 1,147 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 9000 Plus.
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Support 6.67% higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 9000 Plus (64 vs 60 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Dimensity 9000 Plus 1349
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 1999

Multi-Core Score

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Dimensity 9000 Plus 4342
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 5273

3DMark

Stability 86%

Graphics test 51 FPS
Stability 85.3%

Graphics test 67 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 180Hz, WQHD+ @ 144Hz QHD+ @ 144 Hz, 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2960 x 1440 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display 2K @ 144 Hz 8K @ 30 Hz
  • HDR HDR10+ Adaptive HDR10, HDR10+, HDR Vivid
  • Color Depth - 10-bit
  • Color Gamut - Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

79%
Turbo Clock Speed

3200 MHz

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 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
    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 1024 KB -
  • L2 cache 3.5 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 MC10 Adreno 735
  • Architecture Valhall 3 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency - 1100 MHz
  • Execution units 10 2
  • Shading units 512 768
  • FLOPS - 3379.2 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
  • OpenCL version 2 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 4x16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
  • Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 2960 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 7168 Mbps 6500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 2560 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed 2560 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps -
  • 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 Plus

CPU
44%
GPU
39%
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 Plus and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Dimensity 9000 Plus with a 6.67% higher clock speed (3200 MHz vs 3000 MHz).

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

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 30.35% better score (1494604 vs 1146594).