Mediatek Dimensity 9400 vs Mediatek Dimensity 8500
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9400 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500, 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 8500 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Arm Mali-G720 MC8 GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9400 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- 6% Faster CPU clock speed (3620 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
- 12% higher AnTuTu score (2.70M vs 2.41M)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4nm
- Geekbench 6 shows 62% faster single-core and 19% faster multi-core performance
- 11% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 GB/s vs 76.8 GB/s)
- 113% higher compute performance (4.95 vs 2.32 TFLOPS)
- 11% higher memory frequency (5333 MHz vs 4800 MHz)
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8500 is better than Mediatek Dimensity 9400
- Released 15 months later - (January 2026 vs October 9, 2024)
Performance scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
85
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
72
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
86
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
100
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
95
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
90
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 +12%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
2,701,078
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
2,407,614
| CPU | 595,763 | 709,591 |
| GPU | 1,186,159 | 762,021 |
| MEM | 458,668 | 409,017 |
| UX | 460,488 | 526,985 |
| TOTAL | 2,701,078 | 2,407,614 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 +62%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
2,805
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1,728
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 +19%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
8,037
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
6,762
| Single-Core | 2,805 | 1,728 |
| Multi-Core | 8,037 | 6,762 |
General
| SoC Name | Mediatek Dimensity 9400 | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
| Launch Date | October 9, 2024 | January 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | MT6991 | - |
| 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 3.40 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3620 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm (N3E) | 4nm |
| TDP | - | - |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall |
| GPU Frequency | 1612 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 890 | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 4.95 TFLOPS | 2.32 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 180Hz (WQHD) | 144Hz (WQHD+) |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 5333 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 85.3 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 320MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Video Recording | 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, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Integrated 5G Modem | 3GPP Release 16 |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7 Gbps | Up to 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | - |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |