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Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 vs Dimensity 9500s

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
VS
Dimensity 9500s
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Dimensity 9500s

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (with Adreno 829 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 9500s (Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Specs
  7. Comments (28)

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
  • Performs 2x better in floating-point computations
  • Higher GPU frequency (~32%)
  • Supports 11% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 against 76.8 GB/s)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
vs
Dimensity 9500s

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 +1%
3057215
Dimensity 9500s
3032039
CPU 905159 896417
GPU 1061006 1062397
Memory 388817 451911
UX 702233 621314
Total score 3057215 3032039
Samples [91 tests] [85 tests]
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 377.4 MB/sec 374.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 221 pages/sec 259.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 268.2 Mpixels/sec 301.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 269.9 images/sec 231.8 images/sec
HDR 306 Mpixels/sec 267.6 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 35.9 images/sec 37.9 images/sec
Photo processing 87.9 images/sec 86.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 12 Mpixels/sec 10 Mpixels/sec
Samples 20 tests 22 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 38 images/sec 45.3 images/sec
Face detection 18.7 images/sec 25 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.71 Gpixels/sec 0.94 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.85 Gpixels/sec 1.22 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 1.41 Gpixels/sec 1.65 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.27 Gpixels/sec 0.29 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 79.6 Gpixels/sec 72.9 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 3028.3 FPS 3653.8 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 10 tests 17 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 1823 -
Graphics test 14 FPS -
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 9094 -
Graphics test 35 FPS -
Section 1 40 FPS -
Section 2 35 FPS -
Section 3 29 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 18849 -
Video editing score 7194 -
Data manipulation score 15237 -
Photo editing score 40238 -
Writing score 25119 -
Phones tested Less than 3 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Kolli)AnTuTu2919996
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-11 (Bobo_haram)AnTuTu3082479
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Goodfok213)AnTuTu3047741
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 -> Nano_Limanlin957GeekBench GPU21413
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 -> Nano_Limanlin957GeekBench CPU2819 / 9300
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MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Dilshodbek)AnTuTu2828966
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Yoo)AnTuTu2705845
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Dmitry)AnTuTu2823040
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (Ylan)AnTuTu2931015
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-24 (Anonymoua)AnTuTu2635219
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and Dimensity 9500s

CPU

Architecture 2x 3.8 GHz – Oryon Prime
6x 3.32 GHz – Oryon Performance		 1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925
3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3800 MHz 3730 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 192 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 12 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 6 MB 12 MB
Process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 9 W 9 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 829 Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
Architecture Adreno 800 Valhall 5th gen
GPU frequency 1225 MHz 1612 MHz
Pipelines 2 12
Shading units 512 128
Total shaders 1024 1536
FLOPS 2508.8 Gigaflops 4952.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.4 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek NPU

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4800 MHz 5333 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 76.8 Gb/s 85.3 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2540 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 320MP, 3x 36MP
Video capture 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9		 - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV		 - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X80 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 7300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 6.0 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced November 2025 January 2026
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8845 MT6991Z/SCZB, MT6991Z/ECZB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 official site MediaTek Dimensity 9500s official site

Cast your vote

So, which SoC would you choose?
495 (27%)
1338 (73%)
Total votes: 1833

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Comments

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JewishLady July 26, 2026 at 08:53 PM
Does anyone remember those awesome cellphone ringtone ads, best 4 months of my life!
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S-slash May 24, 2026 at 02:16 AM
You've probably never played games on an emulator, right? Now you can play any PC game you want on GameHub. And everyone who uses emulators still needs a more powerful chipset every year until they can play games as well as a PC.
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User May 21, 2026 at 08:52 AM
I wanted to buy 9500s but it was only in poco an i don't trust this brand I'm a student I can't gamble my money on it . So I went with iqoo15r well in pubg it's gives constant fps an stability is damn good . Tried wuthering too there was bit heat as the game is not optimised fully hence I played at 60fps tried for an hour only in intense fight there was few fps drop can say 3 points. But in genshin it was very stable . + i don't play emulation game . An lastly everyone knows any brand or game 1st optimised snapdragon chipset phone . An also depends on user how u use it .
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MUSHERO May 16, 2026 at 09:35 PM
Snapdragon fan is crazy
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RandomAccessMemory April 28, 2026 at 07:45 AM
Your best Balance Specs and price phone here will be Poco X8 Pro Max If you're going for Snapdragon for Price Performance Redmagic 11 Air is Better Alternative(Except for Selfie Camera)
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Reviewer May 31, 2026 at 05:31 PM
for fully gaming, i don't recommend using POCO X8 Pro Max as there is no bypass charging, your battery health will be decreased faster due of it. but for daily, the phone is beast and will last longer than the software support is, by using 3rd party OS for updating the android, as the chipset is strong enough to last for decades.
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local legend August 6, 2026 at 01:16 AM
Reviewer, It does have bypass charging. Here's how it works: when your phone gets hot (around 45Β°C), it stops charging the battery and directs the incoming power straight to the CPU and the rest of the phone's components. If the temperature is lower, it will gradually charge the battery while also powering the CPU at the same time. Once the battery reaches 100%, the charger powers the phone directly instead of continuing to charge the battery.
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Human April 24, 2026 at 03:43 AM
sorry no offense to everyone but I’m curious with what is the real purpose of chasing these benchmark scores? Is it for gaming, rendering, or actual productivity? If we’re talking about gaming, even a high-end SoC like the SD 8 Gen 5 or Dimensity 9500s doesn’t mean translate into a superior gaming experience. Most popular games like Genshin, Honkai, or Wuthering Waves is already run on midrange devices not the highest settings but can run smoothly. A top-tier SoC often just pushes a few more FPS or slightly higher settings, not a completely different level of gameplay. Meanwhile, in other side, devices with by older SoC like the A17 Pro are already running native AAA console ports (Resident Evil Remake series, assassin creed. etc.), utilizing hardware ray tracing to its full capability. On Android, we have the raw power, but where is the game that actually demands it? my view in gaming section, buying a device be it SD 8 Gen 5, Dimensity 9500s, or beyond doesn't necessarily improve the everyday Gameplay experience. for Rendering Section a new SoC just a few second faster than previous 1 - 2 generations. not worthy of upgrade unless jumping from entry level like Helio G99 into Dimensity 9500s that is a worthy upgrade. Even for daily work, my older SD 855 still runs MS Office, Gmail, and social media without any lag. For artists who need low latency for drawing, even an 8 Gen 3 or an older Exynos 990 handles it perfectly. Unless you are upgrading from an SD 680 to an 8 Gen 5, the difference in everyday usability is negligible.
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notisheep May 21, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Buddy you ever heard of emulator? Just because youre stupid doesnt mean others too! Theres massive community and developments on android Emulator and they demand powerfull chip to run even at "decent" FPS Now google "Gamehub" And try to run AAA games on it with your midrage devices. And Gamehub mop the floor with Apple console game remake because they only make like 5 console games
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Slash24 May 24, 2026 at 02:21 AM
You've probably never played games on an emulator, right? Now you can play any PC game you want on GameHub. And everyone who uses emulators still needs a more powerful chipset every year until they can play games as well as a PC.
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BRxxgg May 28, 2026 at 03:26 PM
I just want to escape from my slow ahh phone that can barely run tiktok and i also want to try emulation
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Gamer September 1, 2026 at 02:52 AM
This reason why most advance smartphone users dedicated their time to check the benchmark either authentic or false. Benchmark most crucial for looking for processor capability if you eager want have powerful proccessor like you looking pc gpu card and cpu component. PC games Emulation become popular becuase of popularization of gamehub that give better support on every chipset before. Anyway, playing only GACHA on android very lame you know.
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person April 6, 2026 at 12:19 PM
worth pointing that some games heavily optimize for Snapdragon 8 Elite/8 Elite Gen 5's core layout (2 super large cores instead of just 1), so even if Dimensity 9500s might be better theoretically, actual performance would have to depend on the game you're playing on
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Syntax April 23, 2026 at 10:02 AM
I am agree , just see perfomance on Poco X8 Pro max and Iqoo 15r
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Leverall days March 31, 2026 at 06:07 AM
How about gaming experience for now and next?? Include graphic, max perfomance, temperature, etc
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Getsuga10shou March 18, 2026 at 05:41 AM
For emulation, even if 8 gen 5 has an "inferior" GPU, it'll pull ahead of Mediatek for now.
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RLR March 27, 2026 at 05:50 PM
No one will buy 8 gen 5 for emulation, you can choose 8 elite (gen4) at the same price and better performance
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snapdragon April 4, 2026 at 08:54 AM
RLR, 8 gen 5 is much cheaper. It's just 8 elite but binned.
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Maxx February 23, 2026 at 08:15 AM
MediaTek is playing this efficiency game really well. These scores are enough to play any android game at ultra graphics since even Dimensity 9300+ can handle all of them
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Ko Thiha Tin February 5, 2026 at 04:06 PM
9500s may be onpaper Goodness. In real 8 gen 5 will be more stability for overall usage.
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Anonymous February 9, 2026 at 09:48 AM
in CPU 8 gen 5 is better, GPU the other way
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No need February 15, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Gaming wise, Single and multi cores are better in 8 gen 5 if you play single core games like PUBG go with it and if you want longevility better fps in other high graphics intensive games like wuwa, genshin impact go with 9500s easily it beats 8 gen 5 and 8 elite (in some cases)
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Ahmad March 15, 2026 at 11:28 AM
In real life it's better than 8gen5 8gen5 slightly better than 8gen3 And weaker than 8 elite gen 4 Unlike 9500s on bar with 8elite gen 4 and Dimensity 9400 plus
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person March 31, 2026 at 02:31 AM
But it's actually not. You can see in the "pros of Dimensity 9500S" it literally says that the D9500S has a 2x better performance on floating-computing Points. Which indicates better experience and performance when you use the SoC in everyday usage.
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Syntax April 23, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Yes the optimization win goes to Snapdragon
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PocoM8 June 13, 2026 at 10:49 AM
person, That's only in paper but if we go real world use sustained performance actual performance is cooked
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9999 September 15, 2026 at 12:40 PM
PocoM8, Snapdragon glazers are something else bruh
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Shut the hell up September 15, 2026 at 12:45 PM
PocoM8, of course you would've said that because you use a mediocre SD chip. Your trashy M8 with slow ass 6 gen 3 doesn't make you a superior buyer btw. Snapdragon isn't "The Best" anymore, it's not like the early 2020s.
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