Xring O3 vs Dimensity 9500
We compared the 10-core Xiaomi Xring O3 (Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP16) with the older 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (Mali-G1 Ultra MP12) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
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
Pros of Xiaomi Xring O3
- Shows better (up to 39%) AnTuTu 11 score β 5228K vs 3760K
- Has 2 more cores
- Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (113.8 against 85.3 GB/s)
- Performs 24% better in floating-point computations
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9500
- Higher GPU frequency (~7%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1359147 | 1048345 |
| GPU | 2143582 | 1432351 |
| Memory | 941063 | 476680 |
| UX | 784222 | 803286 |
| Total score | 5228014 | 3760662 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [119 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | - | 397.3 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 292.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 328.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | - | 234.3 images/sec |
| HDR | - | 328.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | - | 40.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 109.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 10.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | - | 29 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | - | 47.2 images/sec |
| Face detection | - | 26.1 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | - | 0.78 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | - | 1.31 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | - | 1.68 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | - | 0.31 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | - | 91.9 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | - | 3324.6 FPS |
| API | - | Vulkan |
| Samples | - | 14 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 4700 | 3119 |
| Stability | - | 57% |
| Graphics test | - | 23 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | - | 13319 |
| Graphics test | - | 51 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 55 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 52 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 43 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 11474 | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 14375 |
| Video editing score | - | 5995 |
| Data manipulation score | - | 12159 |
| Photo editing score | - | 34571 |
| Writing score | - | 22695 |
| Phones tested | - | 4 models |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Xring O3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-23 -> manvancongggg | AnTuTu 12 | 4862080 |
| π 2026-09-08 (KarlderaL) | AnTuTu 12 | 5558210 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-04 (Elvin) | AnTuTu 11 | 3330144 |
| π 2026-10-04 (SillyKilly) | AnTuTu 12 | 3461876 |
| π 2026-10-03 (ISLAH AMINE) | AnTuTu 12 | 3544347 |
| π 2026-10-03 (hi) | AnTuTu 12 | 3485917 |
| π 2026-10-02 (weipoh09) | AnTuTu 12 | 3319530 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Xring O3 and Dimensity 9500CPU
| Architecture | 2x 4.35 GHz β C1-Ultra 4x 3.68 GHz β C1-Premium 4x 3.15 GHz β C1-Pro |
1x 4.21 GHz β C1-Ultra 3x 3.5 GHz β C1-Premium 4x 2.7 GHz β C1-Pro |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4350 MHz | 4210 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.3-A | ARMv9.3-A |
| L1 cache | - | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 24 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 9 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP16 | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 |
| Architecture | Valhall 6th gen | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1600 MHz | 1716 MHz |
| Pipelines | 16 | 12 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 2048 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 6554 Gigaflops | 5271.5 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.2 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek NPU 990 |
| NPU theoretical performance | 200 TOPS | 100 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR6 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5333 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 24 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 113.8 Gb/s | 85.3 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max camera resolution | - | 1x 320MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
Connectivity
| 4G support | - | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | - | Up to 10700 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | August 2026 | September 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | - | MT6993 |
| Official page | - | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 official site |
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