MediaTek will have a lead against Qualcomm as it is rumored to announce its Dimensity 9500 a whole day before the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 gets its official unveiling. Unfortunately, whatever advantage the Taiwanese fabless semiconductor firm’s flagship SoC has against its rival will quickly be eroded because it has obtained ‘less than stellar’ results in the latest single-core and multi-core benchmark. However, we should not be quick to judge because there is a reason why the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 is up to 61 percent faster, and we have discussed all the details below.
In-depth look reveals that the Dimensity 9500 is operating below its specified clock speeds, resulting in low single-core and multi-core scores
The upcoming Vivo X300 was recently benchmarked in Geekbench 6, securing a single-core score of 2,352 and a multi-core score of 7,129. Unlike the previous rumor, which claimed that the Dimensity 9500 would sport a ‘2 + 6’ CPU cluster like the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2, the details in the image below show that the SoC has adopted a ‘1 + 3 + 4’ configuration, with the fastest core operating at 4.20GHz, making it slightly higher than the 4.00GHz frequency used when testing the silicon. As for the lower scores, Abhishek Yadav has chimed in on X, showing that the Dimensity 9500 was operating below its configured clock speeds, resulting in an unimpressive showing.
It is likely that the Dimensity 9500 is currently being tweaked, and the closer we are to its official launch date, the more these scores will offer a better reflection of the chipset’s capabilities. However, even the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2, which was previously benchmarked while running in Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Edge, had its performance cores running at a significantly lower 4.00GHz instead of the default 4.74GHz. Despite the downclock, the SoC blazed past the single-core and multi-core results, finishing with 3,393 and 11,515 points, respectively, making the scores up to 61 percent faster than what the Dimensity 9500 achieved.
Since both chipsets were performing at lower frequencies, we can claim that this comparison is somewhat fair, and Qualcomm has once again demonstrated that switching to in-house cores and dropping reliance on ARM’s designs has its perks. Fortunately, this is not the only benchmark around, and the Dimensity 9500 could display its superiority in other areas, which we will discuss when those leaks come through, so stay tuned.
About the author: Omar Sohail is a reporter and analyst for Wccftech's mobile section, specializing in the technology and business of the mobile industry. His expertise lies in the intricate hardware supply chain, covering developments in semiconductor manufacturing, chip lithography, and camera sensor technology.
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