Geekerwan Phone CPU Efficiency Benchmark
51 phone chips ranked by CPU efficiency — multi-core performance per watt in the 3W-5W range, Snapdragon 865 = 100. Xiaomi XRing O1 leads at 171 pts; tenth place is MediaTek Dimensity 9200+ at 121 pts, with Qualcomm and MediaTek appearing most often in the top ten.
| # | Chip / Brand | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | XRing O1Xiaomi | 171 |
| 02 | Snapdragon 8 EliteQualcomm | 166 |
| 03 | Dimensity 9400MediaTek | 163 |
| 04 | Dimensity 8400-MAXMediaTek | 153 |
| 05 | A17 ProApple | 150 |
| 06 | Dimensity 9300+MediaTek | 144 |
| 07 | Snapdragon 8 Gen3Qualcomm | 138 |
| 08 | Snapdragon 7+ Gen3Qualcomm | 129 |
| 09 | Snapdragon 8 Gen2Qualcomm | 123 |
| 10 | Dimensity 9200+MediaTek | 121 |
| 11 | A14Apple | 120 |
| 12 | Snapdragon 8s Gen3Qualcomm | 120 |
| 13 | Dimensity 8100MediaTek | 119 |
| 14 | Dimensity 8200MediaTek | 116 |
| 15 | Snapdragon 7+ Gen2Qualcomm | 115 |
| 16 | Dimensity 8300 UltraMediaTek | 115 |
| 17 | Kirin 9000Huawei | 112 |
| 18 | Exynos 2400Samsung | 112 |
| 19 | Snapdragon 8+ Gen1Qualcomm | 108 |
| 20 | Dimensity 9000MediaTek | 106 |
Data compiled from SOCPK for reference. Values are rounded for display; see the original site for exact figures.
How to read the CPU efficiency index
Efficiency scores use multi-core performance measured in the 3W–5W power band, indexed to Snapdragon 865 = 100. A higher score means more performance at the same power, or the same performance for less power.
Phone CPUs spend most of their life in exactly this band, so the number maps directly to heat and battery drain. Two chips with similar peaks but efficiency scores of 180 and 130 feel different in everyday navigation and video streaming: the stronger one runs cooler and loses less battery per hour of screen time.
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CPU efficiency benchmark FAQ
What does the 3W–5W band represent?
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Roughly the power envelope of everyday use — feeds, video, navigation, messaging. That is why this chart predicts how warm a phone gets and how fast it drains better than peak scores do.
Which chip tops the Phone CPU Efficiency ranking right now?
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Xiaomi XRing O1 at 171 pts; runner-up is Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite at 166 pts. Scoring details are in "How to read the CPU efficiency index" above.
How many chips does the Phone CPU Efficiency ranking cover?
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51 chips, across 8 brands (Xiaomi, Qualcomm, MediaTek, Apple and more). Data updated 2026-11-09.
What does it take to reach the top 10?
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Tenth place is MediaTek Dimensity 9200+ at 121 pts; the median is Google Tensor G3 at 94 pts, roughly mainstream level.
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