Dimensity 9400 Plus vs Dimensity 9300 Plus

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus (with Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 graphics) and 9300 Plus (Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 9300 Plus
  • Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~24%)
  • Performs 24% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 22%) AnTuTu 11 score – 2874K vs 2348K
  • 10% higher CPU clock speed (3730 vs 3400 MHz)
  • Supports 11% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 against 76.8 GB/s)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 869347 703826
GPU 1015558 790915
Memory 357663 326393
UX 632388 527114
Total score 2874956 2348248
Samples [171 tests] [94 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 359.5 MB/sec 300.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 252.5 pages/sec 204.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 300.4 Mpixels/sec 254.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 223.1 images/sec 161.7 images/sec
HDR 267.2 Mpixels/sec 239.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 33.2 images/sec 25.8 images/sec
Photo processing 78.2 images/sec 69 images/sec
Ray tracing 9.25 Mpixels/sec 7.77 Mpixels/sec
Samples 20 tests 38 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 49 images/sec 26.8 images/sec
Face detection 28.1 images/sec 12 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.94 Gpixels/sec 0.69 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 1.21 Gpixels/sec 0.81 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 1.5 Gpixels/sec 0.84 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.34 Gpixels/sec 0.23 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 72.5 Gpixels/sec 30.5 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 3826.1 FPS 3146.5 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 17 tests 26 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 2377 1831
Stability 77% 91%
Graphics test 18 FPS 14 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 10715 7559
Graphics test 41 FPS 29 FPS
Section 1 45 FPS 32 FPS
Section 2 41 FPS 29 FPS
Section 3 36 FPS 24 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 5777 5071
Graphics test 34 FPS 30 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12340 12141
Video editing score 7385 5576
Data manipulation score 14039 12937
Photo editing score 40750 29738
Writing score 27541 22352
Phones tested 10 models 11 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (CherePavel)AnTuTu 123215890
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (JJ)AnTuTu 121116490
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (Anand)AnTuTu 122939313
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 -> Syed Shahzaib SubhaniAnTuTu 123103556
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 -> la.mih0AnTuTu 122649888
MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 (Purushotam Prajapat)AnTuTu 122403705
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> NFS6410AnTuTu 122626976
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (ThΓ nh)AnTuTu 122400294
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (NK808)AnTuTu 122667628
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-11 (TuαΊ₯n Nguyα»…πŸ‡»πŸ‡³)AnTuTu 122637244

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9400 Plus and Dimensity 9300 Plus

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925
3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X4
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3730 MHz 3400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 128 KB -
L2 cache 2 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count - 22.7 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 9 W 7.3 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12
Architecture Valhall 5th gen 5th gen
GPU frequency 1612 MHz 1300 MHz
Pipelines 12 12
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 1536 1536
FLOPS 4952.1 Gigaflops 3993.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 890 MediaTek NPU 790
NPU theoretical performance 50 TOPS -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5T
Memory frequency 5333 MHz 4800 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 85.3 Gb/s 76.8 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 320MP
Video capture 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- 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 - MediaTek T830
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7300 Mbps Up to 7900 Mbps
Upload speed - Up to 4200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 6.0 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced April 2025 May 2024
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number MT6991, MT6991Z/TCZA MT6989, MT6989W/TCZA
Official page MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus official site MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus official site
Successor - - MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus

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akp831 April 16, 2025 at 02:56 PM
I don't get it, Why is the modem weaker?
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a7med November 23, 2025 at 08:28 AM
I don't get it ... oww
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