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The Xring O3 is just the second mobile chipset from Xiaomi, and it’s already looking to dominate the high-end segment. The latest chip offers massive upgrades all across the board, helping Xiaomi compete with the best chipsets from established chip giants, such as MediaTek.
Here, we’ll compare the Xring O3 against the Dimensity 9500 chipset to see if Xiaomi’s latest chip can beat MediaTek’s powerful processor.
Here’s the spec sheet to begin with:
| Xring O3 | Dimensity 9500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | August 2026 | September 2025 |
| Process node | 3nm (TSMC) | 3nm (TSMC) |
| Transistor count | 24 billion | – |
| Die size | 133 mm² | ~140.79 mm² |
| CPU | 2 x 4.35 GHz (C1-Ultra) 4 x 3.68 GHz (C1-Premium) 4 x 3.15 GHz (C1-Pro) | 1 x 4.21 GHz (C1-Ultra) 3 x 3.5 GHz (C1-Premium) 4 x 2.7 GHz (C1-Pro) |
| GPU | Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP16 1600 MHz frequency | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 1716 MHz frequency |
| GPU cores | 16 | 12 |
| GPU architecture | Valhall 6th gen | Valhall 5th gen |
| NPU | Yes | Yes |
| NPU performance | 200 TOPS | 100 TOPS |
| Memory | LPDDR6 Up to 5333 MHz | LPDDR5X Up to 5333 MHz |
| Storage | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Connectivity | MediaTek T900 5G modem Wi-Fi 7 Bluetooth 6.0 | MediaTek 5G modem Download speed: 7.4 Gbps (peak) Wi-Fi 7 (peak speed: 7.3 Gbps) Bluetooth 6.0 |
Xring O3 vs Dimensity 9500: Benchmark numbers
Xiaomi has just launched two phones with the Xring O3 chip, and will soon be in Gizmochina’s office. For the time being, we used benchmark numbers posted by a Chinese reviewer, Xiaobi’s Tech. For the Dimensity 9500, tests were conducted on the Vivo X300 Pro.
Geekbench score
In the CPU test on Geekbench v6, the Xring O3-powered Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max has scored 3,699 points in the single-core test, which is about 7% higher than the Dimensity 9500-powered Vivo X300 Pro (3,452 points. The gap widens significantly in the multi-core testing.
The Xring O3 pulls off 14,350 points in the multi-core test, while the Dimensity 9500 is just above 10,000 points. That massive 41% difference suggests a huge performance advantage for Xring O3 in tasks that require multiple cores to work together.
| Xring O3 | Dimensity 9500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Single core | 3,699 | 3,452 |
| Multi core | 14,350 | 10,128 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme score
The Wild Life Extreme is a heavy-load benchmark test, designed to evaluate how well a device maintains its graphical performance and manages heat over an extended period.
The test outputs a score of 7,193 for the Dimensity 9500, while the Xring O3 achieves a whopping 11,378 points, translating to a 58% advantage for Xiaomi’s chipset.
| Xring O3 | Dimensity 9500 | |
|---|---|---|
| score | 11,378 | 7,193 |
- The Xring O3 strongly outperforms the Dimensity 9500 in benchmarks, but how does Xiaomi’s chipset achieve this? Let’s look at the hardware differences to get better clarity.
Xring O3 vs Dimensity 9500: Key differences that matter
Both the Xring O3 and Dimensity 9500 feature C1-series CPU cores, but in different configurations. The Xring O3 has a 10-core CPU, featuring two C1-Ultra cores, four C1-Premium cores, and four C1-Pro cores.
In contrast, the Dimensity 9500 features two fewer CPU cores. The 8-core setup includes one C1-Ultra core, three C1-Premium cores, and four C1-Pro cores.
An additional C1-Ultra large core in Xring O3 offers a considerable performance advantage, further boosted with an additional C1-Premium core. The CPU cores also run at higher clock speeds than those in Dimensity 9500.
The Xring O3 also features a newer-generation, more powerful 16-core Mali-G2 Ultra NX GPU, compared to the 12-core Mali-G1 Ultra on the Dimensity 9500. All 12 cores in the Dimensity 9500 are standard cores, while the Xring O3 features 8 dedicated “NX” neural network units that allow games to render at a low internal resolution and use a trained neural network to upscale the image and generate extra frames.
The LPDDR6 support on the Xring O3 greatly improves graphics performance by delivering over 30% higher peak memory bandwidth than LPDDR5 on the Dimensity 9500. Furthermore, Xiaomi’s chip can perform NPU operations at twice the speed of the Dimensity 9500.
Best Xring O3 phones:
- Xiaomi 18 Fold
- Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max
Best Dimensity 9500 phones:
- Vivo X300 Pro
- Oppo Find X9 Pro
- Oppo Find X9s
- Vivo X Fold 6
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