Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9500
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9500, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 722 GPU, while the Mediatek Dimensity 9500 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9500 is better than Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
- Geekbench 6 shows 154% faster single-core and 179% faster multi-core performance
- 253% higher AnTuTu score (3.58M vs 1.02M)
- 50% Faster CPU clock speed (4210 MHz vs 2800 MHz)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.3-A vs ARMv9-A)
- 154% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 GB/s vs 33.6 GB/s)
- 351% higher compute power (5.271 TFLOPS vs 1.17 TFLOPS)
- 27% higher memory frequency (5333 MHz vs 4200 MHz)
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
50
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
97
GPU score
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
54
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
Memory score
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
78
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
100
Total score
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
61
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +253%
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
1,015,596
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,584,277
| CPU | 308,466 | 1,021,103 |
| GPU | 326,303 | 1,369,827 |
| MEM | 186,571 | 372,002 |
| UX | 194,256 | 821,345 |
| TOTAL | 1,015,596 | 3,584,277 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +154%
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
1,297
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,295
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +179%
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
3,363
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
9,391
| Single-Core | 1,297 | 3,295 |
| Multi-Core | 3,363 | 9,391 |
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
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Mediatek Dimensity 9500
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 | Mediatek Dimensity 9500 |
| Launch Date | May 2025 | september 2025 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM7750-AB | MT6993 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 2.8GHz - Cortex 720 4x 2.4GHz - Cortex 720 3x 1.84GHz - Cortex 520 |
1x 4.21 GHz - C1-Ultra 3x 3.50 GHz - C1-Premium 4x 2.70 GHz - C1-Pro |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 2800 MHz | 4210 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv9.3-A |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | - | 16 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP | - | - |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 722 | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture |
| GPU Frequency | 1150 MHz | 1716 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek NPU 990 |
| Shading Units | 256 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 1.17 TFLOPS | 5.271 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | WQHD @ 144Hz | 180 Hz at WQHD+ |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4200 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16-bit | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 33.6 GB/s | 85.3 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 16 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 200MP | 320 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 2880 x 1800 | 3840x2160 |
| Video Recording | 4K @ 30FPS | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9 | HEVC, AVC, VP9, AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, aptX Adaptive, LDAC | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, and MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X62 5G | 3GPP Release 17 5G |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 3.7 Gbps | Up to 10.7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | Up to 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |