Mediatek Dimensity 9000 Plus vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
We’ve thoroughly compared the latest Dimensity 9000 Plus vs Snapdragon 685 SoCs, developed by Mediatek and Qualcomm respectively. Our analysis covers the strengths and weaknesses of these 8-core CPUs, evaluated through their Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark scores and other key specifications.
Review
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
Pros of Dimensity 9000 Plus
- Dimensity 9000 Plus has 14.29% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 685 (3200 vs 2800 MHz).
- Dimensity 9000 Plus has 75.81% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 685 (3750 vs 2133 MHz).
- Dimensity 9000 Plus has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 685 (4 vs 6 nm).
- Dimensity 9000 Plus has 324.31 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 685 (1147 K vs 270 K).
- Dimensity 9000 Plus has the latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 685.
- Dimensity 9000 Plus supports 252.94 % higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 685 ( 60 vs 17 MHz).
Benchmarks
Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.AnTuTu 10
| CPU | 291317 | 81894 |
| GPU | 430867 | 39122 |
| Memory | 218270 | 77991 |
| UX | 206140 | 71216 |
| Total score | 1146594 | 270223 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 86% | - |
| Graphics test | 51 FPS | - |
| Score | 8685 | - |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9000 Plus and Dimensity 9300CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 |
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency | 1800MHz | 1900MHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 3200MHz | 2800MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 3.5 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 4 W | - |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G710 MC10 | Adreno 610 |
| Architecture | Valhall 3 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | - | - |
| Pipelines | 10 | 2 |
| Shading units | 512 | 96 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 192 |
| FLOPS | - | - |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5x | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | - | - |
| Max bandwidth | 60 Gbit/s | 17 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| 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, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | X11 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed 5G | Up to 7168 Mbps | - |
| Download speed 4G | Up to 2560 Mbps | Up to 390 Mbps |
| Upload speed 5G | Up to 2560 Mbps | - |
| Upload speed 4G | Up to 316 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | July 2022 | March 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | - | SM6225-AD |
| Official page | Dimensity 9000 Plus official site | Snapdragon 685 official site |