Dimensity 8350 vs Dimensity 9000

The Dimensity 8350 is an upper mid-range chip from MediaTek, and the Dimensity 9000 is a flagship chip from MediaTek. In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (4,200 vs 4,288), but the Dimensity 9000 is 22% faster in single-core.

MediaTek Upper mid-range

Dimensity 8350

#50 of 128 chipsets · 5 phones

MediaTek Flagship

Dimensity 9000

#49 of 128 chipsets · 1 phone

Benchmarks head to head

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Multi-core Geekbench 6

Nearly level
Dimensity 8350 4,200
Dimensity 9000 4,288

Single-core Geekbench 6

Dimensity 9000 +22%
Dimensity 8350 1,340
Dimensity 9000 1,631

Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light

Dimensity 8350 1,205
Dimensity 9000 —

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 8350Dimensity 9000
Maker MediaTek MediaTek
Class Upper mid-range Flagship
Announced Nov 2024 —
Process 4 nm —
CPU 8 cores 1× 3.35 GHz + 3× 3.2 GHz + 4× 2.2 GHz —
Max CPU speed 3.35 GHz —
GPU Mali-G615 MC6 —
5G modem Built-in 5G —
Place in our ranking #50 of 128 #49 of 128 (better)
Geekbench 6 single-core 1,340 1,631 (better)
Geekbench 6 multi-core 4,200 4,288
Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) 1,205 —
Phones in our database 5 phones 1 phone
Best-rated phone OPPO Reno14 5G 7.6 OnePlus Nord 3 5G 6.7
Newest phone OnePlus Nord CE5 Jul 2025 OnePlus Nord 3 5G Jul 2023

Phones with the Dimensity 8350

5 phones in our database, best rated first.

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Phones with the Dimensity 9000

1 phone in our database, best rated first.

Dimensity 8350 vs Dimensity 9000: FAQ

Which is faster, the Dimensity 8350 or the Dimensity 9000?

In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (4,200 vs 4,288), but the Dimensity 9000 is 22% 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 8350 and the Dimensity 9000?

The Dimensity 8350 powers 5 phones in our database, including the OPPO Reno14 5G, Motorola Edge 60 Pro and OPPO Reno13 Pro 5G. The Dimensity 9000 powers one phone in our database: the OnePlus Nord 3 5G.

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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