Dimensity 9000 is also a new ARMV9 architecture, with 1 Cortex X2 core, 3 Cortex A710 cores, and 4 Cortex A510 energy efficiency cores. In fact, MediaTek has a higher frequency, but for some reason, its performance is worse.

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A few days ago, MediaTek first launched TSMC 4nm process and launched a Dimensity 9000. Since its score exceeded one million, it won 10 more global firsts, so everyone immediately called MediaTek to rise and MediaTek YES.

But unexpectedly, just a few days later, Qualcomm released another 4nm chip, Snapdragon 8Gen1, which uses Samsung 's 4nm process, which has stolen MediaTek's limelight.

Dimensity 9000 is also a new ARMV9 architecture, with 1 Cortex X2 core, 3 Cortex A710 cores, and 4 Cortex A510 energy efficiency cores. In fact, MediaTek has a higher frequency, but for some reason, its performance is worse. - DayDayNews

To be honest, MediaTek and Qualcomm are not playing according to common sense in naming this time. MediaTek is learning from Huawei Kirin 9000, which is called Dimensity 9000, while Qualcomm no longer calls it Snapdragon 898 or something, and it is directly renamed Snapdragon 8Gen1, which is interesting.

, but since they are both flagship chips and 4nm, these two chips must be compared to whether they are Dimensity 9000 stronger or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8Gen1 stronger.

Dimensity 9000 is also a new ARMV9 architecture, with 1 Cortex X2 core, 3 Cortex A710 cores, and 4 Cortex A510 energy efficiency cores. In fact, MediaTek has a higher frequency, but for some reason, its performance is worse. - DayDayNews

Let’s talk about the running score first. The Antutu score of Dimensity 9000 is 1007396 points, successfully breaking through the 1 million mark, and its performance is nearly 18% ahead of Snapdragon 888 Plus.

, while Qualcomm Snapdragon 8Gen1 said it has increased by 20% compared to Snapdragon 888, while Antutu runs the score is 1025215 points, which is a little bit stronger than Dimensity 9000, about 2%, which also means that Qualcomm is still stronger.

Then look at the details. Snapdragon 8Gen1 is still an 8-core design, ARMV9 new architecture, 1 Cortex-X2 super-large cores (3.0Ghz), 3 Cortex-A710 large cores (2.5GHz), and 4 Cortex-A510 small cores (1.8Ghz).

Dimensity 9000 is also the new architecture of ARMV9, 1 Cortex X2 cores (3.05GHz), 3 Cortex A710 cores (2.85GHz), and 4 Cortex A510 energy efficiency cores. In fact, MediaTek has a higher frequency, but for some reason, its performance is worse. In terms of

Dimensity 9000 is also a new ARMV9 architecture, with 1 Cortex X2 core, 3 Cortex A710 cores, and 4 Cortex A510 energy efficiency cores. In fact, MediaTek has a higher frequency, but for some reason, its performance is worse. - DayDayNews

CPU, Qualcomm 8 Gen1 uses Adreno, and the model has not been announced, while Dimensity 900 uses Arm Mali G710 GPU 10 core. The specific running scores of both parties are unknown, but Qualcomm has always been better than MediaTek in GPU, and this time it is probably no exception.

As for AI, ISP, etc., this is not easy to compare. Anyway, both sides said this time that they have made a big improvement compared with the previous generation. In fact, it depends on the real-time test, but from the perspective of the displayed technology, Qualcomm is slightly better.

Dimensity 9000 is also a new ARMV9 architecture, with 1 Cortex X2 core, 3 Cortex A710 cores, and 4 Cortex A510 energy efficiency cores. In fact, MediaTek has a higher frequency, but for some reason, its performance is worse. - DayDayNews

Finally, let’s talk about 5G, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8Gen1 integrates X65 baseband, 4th generation 5G+mm wave technology can reach 10Gbps in terms of download speed, and in addition, R16 5G technology.

Dimensity 9000 integrated baseband M80, which also complies with the 3GPP R16 standard standard, with a downlink rate of up to 7Gbps, which is inferior to Qualcomm.

is visible. Overall, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 is more powerful. MediaTek is hard to say YES this time in front of Qualcomm. I just hope that this time the Snapdragon 8 Gen1 will not be too hot. After all, these generations of Qualcomm chips are all "fire dragons".

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