Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9000
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000, 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 9000 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G710 MC10 GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9500 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 9000
- Geekbench 6 shows 107% faster single-core and 115% faster multi-core performance
- 274% higher AnTuTu score (3.58M vs 958K)
- 38% Faster CPU clock speed (4210 MHz vs 3050 MHz)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.3-A vs ARMv9-A)
- 42% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 GB/s vs 60 GB/s)
- 386% higher compute power (5.271 TFLOPS vs 1.085 TFLOPS)
- 42% higher memory frequency (5333 MHz vs 3750 MHz)
- Released 3 years and 10 months later - (september 2025 vs November 2021)
Performance scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
97
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
61
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
60
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
100
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
85
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
69
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +274%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,584,277
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
958,013
| CPU | 1,021,103 | 202,845 |
| GPU | 1,369,827 | 433,765 |
| MEM | 372,002 | 143,582 |
| UX | 821,345 | 177,821 |
| TOTAL | 3,584,277 | 958,013 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +107%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,295
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
1,588
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +115%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
9,391
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
4,361
| Single-Core | 3,295 | 1,588 |
| Multi-Core | 9,391 | 4,361 |
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
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MediaTek Dimensity 9000
General
| SoC Name | Mediatek Dimensity 9500 | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
| Launch Date | september 2025 | November 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6993 | MT6983 |
| 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 3.05 GHz Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4210 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.3-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | 4 W |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 | ARM Mali-G710 MC10 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture | Valhall 3rd Generation |
| GPU Frequency | 1716 MHz | 848 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 990 | MediaTek APU 590 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 64 |
| Compute Performance | 5.271 TFLOPS | 1.085 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Max Refresh Rate | 180 Hz at WQHD+ | 180 Hz (FHD+), 144 Hz (WQHD+) |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 5333 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 85.3 GB/s | 60 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 1x 320 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 2560 x 1600 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K at 30 FPS, 4K HDR at 120 FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | HEVC, AVC, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, and MP3 | AAC, FLAC, MP3, OGG, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 17 5G | MediaTek M80 5G Modem |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10.7 Gbps | 7.0 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |