Dimensity 9600 Pro vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

The Dimensity 9600 Pro and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 are both flagship chips, made by MediaTek and Qualcomm. In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (11,020 vs 10,941) and in single-core.

MediaTek Flagship

Dimensity 9600 Pro

#3 of 110 chipsets · 3 phones

Qualcomm Flagship

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

#4 of 110 chipsets · 28 phones

Benchmarks head to head

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Multi-core Geekbench 6

Nearly level
Dimensity 9600 Pro 11,020
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 10,941

Single-core Geekbench 6

Nearly level
Dimensity 9600 Pro 3,680
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 3,628

Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light

Dimensity 9600 Pro —
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 2,706

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 9600 ProSnapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Maker MediaTek Qualcomm
Class Flagship Flagship
Announced Sep 2026 Sep 2025
Process 2 nm TSMC N2P 3 nm TSMC N3P
CPU 8 cores 2× 4.55 GHz + 3× 4.35 GHz + 3× 3.1 GHz 8 cores 2× 4.6 GHz + 6× 3.62 GHz
Max CPU speed 4.55 GHz 4.6 GHz
GPU Mali-G2 Ultra NX Adreno 840
5G modem Built-in 5G Built-in 5G
Place in our ranking #3 of 110 (better) #4 of 110
Geekbench 6 single-core 3,680 3,628
Geekbench 6 multi-core 11,020 10,941
Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) — 2,706
Phones in our database 3 phones 28 phones
Best-rated phone vivo X500 Pro Max 8.8 OPPO Find X9 Ultra 9.4
Lowest US launch price — $749 REDMAGIC 11 Pro
Newest phone OPPO Find X10 Pro Max Sep 2026 HONOR Magic9 Sep 2026

Phones with the Dimensity 9600 Pro

3 phones in our database, best rated first.

Phones with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

28 phones in our database, best rated first.

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Compare the vivo X500 Pro Max and OPPO Find X9 Ultra All about the Dimensity 9600 Pro All about the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

Dimensity 9600 Pro vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5: FAQ

Which is faster, the Dimensity 9600 Pro or the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5?

In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (11,020 vs 10,941) and 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 9600 Pro or the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5?

The Dimensity 9600 Pro is newer: it was announced in September 2026, while the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 was announced in September 2025.

Which phones use the Dimensity 9600 Pro and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5?

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. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 powers 28 phones in our database, including the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, OnePlus 15 and POCO F9 Ultra. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $749, for the REDMAGIC 11 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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