Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs Mediatek Dimensity 1200
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Mediatek Dimensity 9500 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G77 MP9 GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9500 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 1200
- Geekbench 6 shows 203% faster single-core and 182% faster multi-core performance
- 409% higher AnTuTu score (3.58M vs 704K)
- 40% Faster CPU clock speed (4210 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 6 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.3-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)
- 934% higher compute power (5.271 TFLOPS vs 0.51 TFLOPS)
Performance scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
97
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
44
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
38
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
100
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
69
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
50
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +409%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,584,277
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
704,215
| CPU | 1,021,103 | 184,232 |
| GPU | 1,369,827 | 245,592 |
| MEM | 372,002 | 124,433 |
| UX | 821,345 | 149,958 |
| TOTAL | 3,584,277 | 704,215 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +203%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,295
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
1,089
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +182%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
9,391
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
3,334
| Single-Core | 3,295 | 1,089 |
| Multi-Core | 9,391 | 3,334 |
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
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MediaTek Dimensity 1200
General
| SoC Name | Mediatek Dimensity 9500 | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
| Launch Date | september 2025 | January 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6993 | MT6893 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 4.21 GHz - C1-Ultra 3x 3.50 GHz - C1-Premium 4x 2.70 GHz - C1-Pro |
1x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A78 3x 2.6GHz - Cortex-A78 4x 2.0GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4210 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.3-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 320 KB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 6 nm |
| TDP | - | 8 W |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 | ARM Mali-G77 MP9 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture | 1st Gen Valhall Architecture |
| GPU Frequency | 1716 MHz | 886 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 990 | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 32 |
| Compute Performance | 5.271 TFLOPS | 0.510 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes (Software-based) |
| Max Refresh Rate | 180 Hz at WQHD+ | 168 Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 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 |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | HEVC, AVC, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, and MP3 | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 17 5G | Helio M70 |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10.7 Gbps | Up to 4.7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, NavIC, QZSS |