Qualcomm did not anticipate MediaTek's Dimensity 9000 SoC to be that efficient, according to a Chinese insider, and this circumstance concerns Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. As a result, Qualcomm is speeding up the progress and manufacture of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Now the findings of prototype testing on the Dimensity 9000 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 have been published online, and they show that Qualcomm's concerns are well-founded: the competitor SoC performed better across the board.
In AnTuTu, the prototype on the Dimensity 9000 scored around 1,020,000 points, while for Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 it was a bit less by roughly 30,000 to 40,000 points, depending on individual devices. In general, it can be claimed that in AnTuTu, both systems deliver the same results.
The circumstances changed in Geekbench 5. In a single-threaded test, Dimensity receives 1265 points, while in a multi-threaded test, it receives around 4300 points. Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 receives 1233 and 3784 points, respectively. Qualcomm, in other words, failed the multi-threaded SoC test. The faster frequency of the Cortex-A710 cores, more cache memory, and overall improved multi-core efficiency are the reasons for the positive outcome.
Here is the statistics on energy efficiency from the Geekbench testing. The Dimensity 9000 uses 3.5W in a single-threaded test, which is 16.7 percent less than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The Dimensity 9000 consumes 9.8W in a multi-threaded test, which is 11.7 percent less than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Remember that this performance advantage is on the Dimensity 9000's side. GFXBench was used to evaluate the Dimensity 9000 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 GPUs. Dimensity's efficiency was 2.3 percent lower on average, but its power consumption was 26.7 percent lower than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Another fascinating slide that illustrates system's energy efficiency is that the Cortex-A710 cores in the Dimensity 9000 outperform equivalent cores in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 in terms of pure performance. The Dimensity 9000 outperforms the Cortex-X2 and Cortex-A710 cores in terms of performance per watt.
Generally, the Dimensity 9000 utilizes less energy and hence heats up less when performing at the same or higher levels. As a result, smartphones based on Dimensity 9000 will have no performance or autonomy issues. This is not the case for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, as a trustworthy source, Ice Universe has already informed consumers that the leading Qualcomm SoC's flagships would be just as heated as their predecessors on the Snapdragon 888.