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Mediatek Dimensity 9000 Plus vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

Dimensity 9000 Plus
VS
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Dimensity 9000 Plus
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

We’ve analyzed the newly launched Dimensity 9000 Plus and Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 SoCs, created by Mediatek and Qualcomm respectively. This comparison highlights the key differences and similarities between these 8-core processors, evaluated through Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmarks, and other technical details.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the Chip

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Dimensity 9000 Plus
  • Dimensity 9000 Plus has 45.45% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (3200 vs 2200 MHz).
  • Dimensity 9000 Plus has 17.19% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (3750 vs 3200 MHz).
  • Dimensity 9000 Plus has 127.33 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (1147 K vs 504 K).
  • Dimensity 9000 Plus has the latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 4 Gen 2.
  • Dimensity 9000 Plus supports 134.38 % higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 ( 60 vs 25.6 MHz).

Benchmarks

Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.
SoC:
Dimensity 9000 Plus
vs
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU 291317 131871
GPU 430867 163570
Memory 218270 114048
UX 206140 94884
Total score 1146594 504373

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 86% -
Graphics test 51 FPS -
Score 8685 -

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9000 Plus and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510		 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 1800MHz 2000MHz
Turbo Frequency 3200MHz 2200MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 1024 KB -
L2 cache 3.5 MB -
L3 cache 8 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 4 W -

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G710 MC10 Adreno 613
Architecture Valhall 3 Adreno 600
GPU frequency - 955 MHz
Pipelines 10 -
Shading units 512 -
Total shaders 1024 -
FLOPS - -
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5x LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3750 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 60 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
Max size 24 GB -

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem - Snapdragon X61
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 7168 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Download speed 4G Up to 2560 Mbps -
Upload speed 5G Up to 2560 Mbps Up to 900 Mbps
Upload speed 4G Up to 316 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.3 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced July 2022 June 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number - SM4450
Official page Dimensity 9000 Plus official site Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 official site