Dimensity 8100 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
The Dimensity 8100 and the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 are both upper mid-range chips, made by MediaTek and Qualcomm. In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (3,370 vs 3,310), but the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 is 15% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Nearly levelSingle-core Geekbench 6
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 +15%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 8100 | Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | MediaTek | Qualcomm |
| Class | Upper mid-range | Upper mid-range |
| Announced | — | Aug 2024 |
| Process | — | 4 nm TSMC N4P |
| CPU | — | 8 cores 1× 2.5 GHz + 3× 2.4 GHz + 4× 1.8 GHz |
| Max CPU speed | — | 2.5 GHz |
| GPU | — | Adreno 810 |
| 5G modem | — | Built-in 5G |
| Place in our ranking | #64 of 141 (better) | #66 of 141 |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 1,020 | 1,170 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 3,370 | 3,310 |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | — | 379 |
| Phones in our database | 1 phone | 7 phones |
| Best-rated phone | Xiaomi 12T 6.2 | REDMI Note 14 Pro+ 5G 6.9 |
| Lowest US launch price | — | $379 Nothing Phone (3a) |
| Newest phone | Xiaomi 12T Oct 2022 | Motorola Edge 70 Plus Sep 2026 |
Phones with the Dimensity 8100
1 phone in our database, best rated first.
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6.2
Xiaomi 12T
6.67″ 120 Hz, 108 MP camera, 5,000 mAh
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Phones with the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
7 phones in our database, best rated first.
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6.9
REDMI Note 14 Pro+ 5G
6.67″ 120 Hz, 200 MP camera, 5,110 mAh
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6.8
Motorola Edge 70 Fusion
6.78″ 144 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,200 mAh
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6.7
Motorola Edge 70 Plus
6.78″ 144 Hz, 200 MP camera, 6,500 mAh
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6.7
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
6.77″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,000 mAh
From $459 + Compare
Dimensity 8100 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3: FAQ
Which is faster, the Dimensity 8100 or the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3?
In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (3,370 vs 3,310), but the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 is 15% 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 8100 and the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3?
The Dimensity 8100 powers one phone in our database: the Xiaomi 12T. The Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 powers 7 phones in our database, including the REDMI Note 14 Pro+ 5G, Motorola Edge 70 Fusion and Motorola Edge 70 Plus. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $379, for the Nothing Phone (3a).
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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