Dimensity 9500 vs Dimensity 9600 Pro
The Dimensity 9500 and the Dimensity 9600 Pro are both flagship chips made by MediaTek. In Geekbench 6, the Dimensity 9600 Pro is 8% faster in multi-core (11,020 vs 10,162) and 8% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Dimensity 9600 Pro +8%Single-core Geekbench 6
Dimensity 9600 Pro +8%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 9500 | Dimensity 9600 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | MediaTek | MediaTek |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | Sep 2025 | Sep 2026 |
| Process | 3 nm TSMC N3P | 2 nm TSMC N2P |
| CPU | 8 cores 1× 4.21 GHz + 3× 3.5 GHz + 4× 2.7 GHz | 8 cores 2× 4.55 GHz + 3× 4.35 GHz + 3× 3.1 GHz |
| Max CPU speed | 4.21 GHz | 4.55 GHz |
| GPU | Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 | Mali-G2 Ultra NX |
| 5G modem | Built-in 5G | Built-in 5G |
| Place in our ranking | #8 of 110 | #3 of 110 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 3,418 | 3,680 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 10,162 | 11,020 (better) |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | 3,024 | — |
| Phones in our database | 11 phones | 3 phones |
| Best-rated phone | OPPO Find X9 Pro 9.2 | vivo X500 Pro Max 8.8 |
| Newest phone | vivo X Fold6 Jun 2026 | OPPO Find X10 Pro Max Sep 2026 |
Phones with the Dimensity 9500
11 phones in our database, best rated first.
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9.2
OPPO Find X9 Pro
6.78″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 7,500 mAh
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9.1
OPPO Find X9
6.59″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 7,025 mAh
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9.1
vivo X300
6.31″ 120 Hz, 200 MP camera, 6,040 mAh
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9.0
Xiaomi 17T Pro
6.83″ 144 Hz, 50 MP camera, 7,000 mAh
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Phones with the Dimensity 9600 Pro
3 phones in our database, best rated first.
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8.8
vivo X500 Pro Max
6.85″ 144 Hz, 50 MP camera, 8,000 mAh
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8.6
OPPO Find X10 Pro Max
6.78″ 144 Hz, 200 MP camera, 8,000 mAh
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8.6
vivo X500 Pro
6.36″ 144 Hz, 50 MP camera, 6,510 mAh
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Dimensity 9500 vs Dimensity 9600 Pro: FAQ
Which is faster, the Dimensity 9500 or the Dimensity 9600 Pro?
In Geekbench 6, the Dimensity 9600 Pro is 8% faster in multi-core (11,020 vs 10,162) and 8% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Which is newer, the Dimensity 9500 or the Dimensity 9600 Pro?
The Dimensity 9600 Pro is newer: it was announced in September 2026, while the Dimensity 9500 was announced in September 2025.
Which phones use the Dimensity 9500 and the Dimensity 9600 Pro?
The Dimensity 9500 powers 11 phones in our database, including the OPPO Find X9 Pro, OPPO Find X9 and vivo X300. The Dimensity 9600 Pro powers 3 phones in our database, including the vivo X500 Pro Max, OPPO Find X10 Pro Max and vivo X500 Pro.
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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