Dimensity 9000+ vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

The Dimensity 9000+ is a flagship chip from MediaTek, and the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 is an upper mid-range chip from Qualcomm. In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (3,310 vs 3,310) and in single-core.

MediaTek Flagship

Dimensity 9000+

#67 of 141 chipsets · 1 phone

Qualcomm Upper mid-range

Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

#66 of 141 chipsets · 7 phones

Benchmarks head to head

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Multi-core Geekbench 6

Nearly level
Dimensity 9000+ 3,310
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 3,310

Single-core Geekbench 6

Nearly level
Dimensity 9000+ 1,150
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 1,170

Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light

Dimensity 9000+ —
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 379

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 9000+Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Maker MediaTek Qualcomm
Class Flagship 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 #67 of 141 #66 of 141 (better)
Geekbench 6 single-core 1,150 1,170
Geekbench 6 multi-core 3,310 3,310
Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) — 379
Phones in our database 1 phone 7 phones
Best-rated phone OPPO Find N2 Flip 5.9 REDMI Note 14 Pro+ 5G 6.9
Lowest US launch price — $379 Nothing Phone (3a)
Newest phone OPPO Find N2 Flip Dec 2022 Motorola Edge 70 Plus Sep 2026

Phones with the Dimensity 9000+

1 phone in our database, best rated first.

Phones with the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

7 phones in our database, best rated first.

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Dimensity 9000+ vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3: FAQ

Which is faster, the Dimensity 9000+ or the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3?

In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (3,310 vs 3,310) and 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 9000+ and the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3?

The Dimensity 9000+ powers one phone in our database: the OPPO Find N2 Flip. 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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