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.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Mediatek Dimensity 9500
- 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)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
97
|
44
|
| GPU Score |
98
|
38
|
| Memory Score |
100
|
69
|
| Total Score |
98
|
50
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
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 Score
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 |
Specification
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
General
| Chipset | 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 Name | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 | ARM Mali-G77 MP9 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| Video Capture | 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 |
| Display Support | 3840x2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 17 5G | Helio M70 |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | 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 Version | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, NavIC, QZSS |