Dimensity 7100 vs Qualcomm QCM6490
The Dimensity 7100 and the Qualcomm QCM6490 are both mid-range chips, made by MediaTek and Qualcomm. In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (2,950 vs 2,950), but the Qualcomm QCM6490 is 13% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Nearly levelSingle-core Geekbench 6
Qualcomm QCM6490 +13%Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Higher is better. Bars are relative to the faster chip in each test. A dash means we don’t have a reliable result for that chip yet.
Key facts
Specs from the chip makers. The better result in each benchmark is highlighted.
| Dimensity 7100 | Qualcomm QCM6490 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | MediaTek | Qualcomm |
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | Dec 2025 | — |
| Process | 6 nm TSMC N6 | — |
| CPU | 8 cores 4× 2.4 GHz + 4× 2.0 GHz | — |
| Max CPU speed | 2.4 GHz | — |
| GPU | Mali-G610 MC2 | — |
| 5G modem | Built-in 5G | — |
| Place in our ranking | #81 of 141 | #80 of 141 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 990 | 1,120 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 2,950 | 2,950 |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | 276 | — |
| Phones in our database | 2 phones | 1 phone |
| Best-rated phone | HONOR 600 Lite 6.0 | Fairphone 5 6.1 |
| Newest phone | nubia Air Pro May 2026 | Fairphone 5 Aug 2023 |
Phones with the Dimensity 7100
2 phones in our database, best rated first.
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6.0
HONOR 600 Lite
6.6″ 120 Hz, 108 MP camera, 6,520 mAh
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nubia Air Pro
6.77″ 144 Hz, 108 MP camera, 5,000 mAh
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Phones with the Qualcomm QCM6490
1 phone in our database, best rated first.
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6.1 Discontinued
Fairphone 5
6.46″ 90 Hz, 50 MP camera, 4,200 mAh
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Dimensity 7100 vs Qualcomm QCM6490: FAQ
Which is faster, the Dimensity 7100 or the Qualcomm QCM6490?
In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (2,950 vs 2,950), but the Qualcomm QCM6490 is 13% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Which phones use the Dimensity 7100 and the Qualcomm QCM6490?
The Dimensity 7100 powers 2 phones in our database, including the HONOR 600 Lite and nubia Air Pro. The Qualcomm QCM6490 powers one phone in our database: the Fairphone 5.
Where do these benchmark scores come from?
They are reference results for each chip: the median of several Geekbench 6 runs on retail phones. The 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics score is the median of the results for retail phones with the chip in the official ranking of UL, the maker of 3DMark. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.
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