Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9500
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9500, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 810 GPU, while the Mediatek Dimensity 9500 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Mediatek Dimensity 9500
- Geekbench 6 shows 166% faster single-core and 197% faster multi-core performance
- 315% higher AnTuTu score (3.58M vs 863K)
- 56% Faster CPU clock speed (4210 MHz vs 2700 MHz)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.3-A vs ARMv9-A)
- 3.3× higher memory bandwidth (85.3 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 67% higher memory frequency (5333 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
44
|
97
|
| GPU Score |
39
|
98
|
| Memory Score |
64
|
100
|
| Total Score |
49
|
98
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +315%
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
863,095
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,584,277
| CPU | 277,835 | 1,021,103 |
| GPU | 238,836 | 1,369,827 |
| MEM | 158,479 | 372,002 |
| UX | 187,945 | 821,345 |
| TOTAL | 863,095 | 3,584,277 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +166%
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
1,238
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,295
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +197%
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
3,159
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
9,391
| Single-Core | 1,238 | 3,295 |
| Multi-Core | 3,159 | 9,391 |
Specification
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
General
| Chipset | Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 | Mediatek Dimensity 9500 |
| Launch Date | August 2025 | september 2025 |
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM7635-AC | MT6993 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC N4 | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 2.7GHz - Cortex A720 3x 2.4GHz - Cortex A720 4x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
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 | 2700 MHz | 4210 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv9.3-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | - | 16 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP | - | - |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 810 | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 |
| GPU Frequency | 1150 MHz | 1716 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek NPU 990 |
| Shading Units | 256 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | - | 5.271 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | Yes |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16-bit | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 85.3 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 16 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 200MP | 320 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 30FPS HDR10+ | 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 Lossless aptX Adaptive |
AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 and MP3 |
| Display Support | WQHD+ | 3840x2160 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X62 5G | 3GPP Release 17 5G |
| 4G Support | LTE-A | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 2.5 Gbps | Up to 10.7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Not specified | Up to 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |