Mediatek Dimensity 9400 vs Mediatek Dimensity 1200
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9400 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Mediatek Dimensity 9400 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G77 MP9 GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9400 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 1200
- Geekbench 6 shows 158% faster single-core and 141% faster multi-core performance
- 284% higher AnTuTu score (2.70M vs 704K)
- 21% Faster CPU clock speed (3620 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 6 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.2-A)
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- 150% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s)
- 871% higher compute power (4.95 TFLOPS vs 0.51 TFLOPS)
- 25% higher memory frequency (5333 MHz vs 4266 MHz)
- Newer Wi-Fi 7 vs older Wi-Fi 6
- Newer Bluetooth 6.0 vs 5.2
- Released 3 years and 9 months later - (October 2024 vs January 2021)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
85
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
44
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
86
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
38
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
100
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
69
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
90
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
50
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 +284%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
2,701,078
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
704,215
| CPU | 595,763 | 184,232 |
| GPU | 1,186,159 | 245,592 |
| MEM | 458,668 | 124,433 |
| UX | 460,488 | 149,958 |
| TOTAL | 2,701,078 | 704,215 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 +158%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
2,805
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
1,089
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 +141%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
8,037
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
3,334
| Single-Core | 2,805 | 1,089 |
| Multi-Core | 8,037 | 3,334 |
General
| Chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 9400 | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
| Launch Date | October 9, 2024 | January 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6991 | MT6893 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.62 GHz - Cortex X925 3x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4 4x 2.4 GHz - Cortex A720 |
1x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A78 3x 2.6GHz - Cortex-A78 4x 2.0GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3620 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 320 KB |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm (N3E) | 6 nm |
| TDP | - | 8 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 | ARM Mali-G77 MP9 |
| GPU Frequency | 1612 MHz | 886 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 890 | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 32 |
| Compute Performance | 4.95 TFLOPS | 0.510 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes (Software-based) |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | 5333 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 85.3 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 1x 200 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 HEVC VP9 AV1 AVC |
H.264 H.265 HEVC VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 3840x2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Integrated 5G Modem | Helio M70 |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7 Gbps | Up to 4.7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | Up to 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, NavIC, QZSS |