Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9400
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9400, 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 9400 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9500 is better than Mediatek Dimensity 9400
- 16% Faster CPU clock speed (4210 MHz vs 3620 MHz)
- 33% higher AnTuTu score (3.58M vs 2.70M)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.3-A vs ARMv9.2-A)
- Geekbench 6 shows 17% faster single-core and 17% faster multi-core performance
- Released 11 months later - (september 2025 vs October 2024)
Performance scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
97
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
85
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
86
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
100
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
100
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
90
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +33%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,584,277
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
2,701,078
| CPU | 1,021,103 | 595,763 |
| GPU | 1,369,827 | 1,186,159 |
| MEM | 372,002 | 458,668 |
| UX | 821,345 | 460,488 |
| TOTAL | 3,584,277 | 2,701,078 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +17%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,295
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
2,805
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +17%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
9,391
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
8,037
| Single-Core | 3,295 | 2,805 |
| Multi-Core | 9,391 | 8,037 |
General
| SoC Name | Mediatek Dimensity 9500 | Mediatek Dimensity 9400 |
| Launch Date | september 2025 | October 9, 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6993 | MT6991 |
| 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 3.62 GHz - Cortex X925 3x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4 4x 2.4 GHz - Cortex A720 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4210 MHz | 3620 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.3-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 3 nm (N3E) |
| TDP | - | - |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 | Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture |
| GPU Frequency | 1716 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 990 | MediaTek NPU 890 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 1536 |
| Compute Performance | 5.271 TFLOPS | 4.95 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 180 Hz at WQHD+ | 180Hz (WQHD) |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 5333 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 85.3 GB/s | 85.3 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 320 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | HEVC, AVC, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1, AVC |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, and MP3 | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 17 5G | Integrated 5G Modem |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10.7 Gbps | Up to 7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |