Dimensity 9400 vs M3 (iPad)
We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9400 (with Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 graphics) and Apple M3 (iPad) (Apple M3 GPU). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
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
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9400
- Performs 56% better in floating-point computations
- Higher GPU frequency (~17%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Apple M3 (iPad)
- Supports 20% higher memory bandwidth (102.4 against 85.3 GB/s)
- 12% higher CPU clock speed (4050 vs 3620 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 900074 | 782907 |
| GPU | 972096 | 1029236 |
| Memory | 345330 | 305749 |
| UX | 607687 | 659395 |
| Total score | 2825187 | 2777287 |
| Samples | [72 tests] | [8 tests] |
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 344.4 MB/sec | 458.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 251 pages/sec | 270.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 258.4 Mpixels/sec | 299.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 209.7 images/sec | 287.2 images/sec |
| HDR | 267.4 Mpixels/sec | 422.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 30.9 images/sec | 48.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 84.4 images/sec | 116.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 9.3 Mpixels/sec | 13.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 22 tests | 4 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 43 images/sec | 86.1 images/sec |
| Face detection | 19.8 images/sec | 108.3 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.78 Gpixels/sec | 1.43 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.63 Gpixels/sec | 1.93 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.71 Gpixels/sec | 2.41 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.29 Gpixels/sec | 0.62 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 73.3 Gpixels/sec | 128.9 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3456.3 FPS | 4690 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Metal |
| Samples | 17 tests | 3 tests |
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 2371 | 2695 |
| Stability | 61% | 70% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 20 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 10747 | 10356 |
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | 39 FPS |
| Section 1 | 46 FPS | 52 FPS |
| Section 2 | 42 FPS | 38 FPS |
| Section 3 | 36 FPS | 28 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 6272 | - |
| Graphics test | 37 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14420 | - |
| Video editing score | 6211 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 16192 | - |
| Photo editing score | 30985 | - |
| Writing score | 19569 | - |
| Phones tested | 6 models | - |
Recent User Tests
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-05 (Samsepi0l) | AnTuTu 11 | 2762129 |
| π 2026-10-04 (Samsepi0l) | AnTuTu 12 | 3000192 |
| π 2026-10-04 (Samsepi0l) | AnTuTu 12 | 3000192 |
| π 2026-09-30 -> Bronelliant | AnTuTu 12 | 2833803 |
| π 2026-09-25 (AZA_KEN) | AnTuTu 11 | 2765026 |
Apple M3 (iPad)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-17 (Jacob) | AnTuTu 11 | 2015536 |
| π 2026-04-12 (Kaimen) | AnTuTu 11 | 2811760 |
| π 2026-04-08 (Bearry) | AnTuTu 11 | 2838721 |
| π 2026-03-22 (Noora) | AnTuTu 11 | 2779459 |
| π 2026-03-21 (Noora) | AnTuTu 11 | 2708158 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9400 and M3 (iPad)CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.62 GHz β Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
4x 4.05 GHz β 4x 2.75 GHz β |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3620 MHz | 4050 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 25 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 20 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | Apple M3 GPU |
| Architecture | Valhall 5th gen | Apple GPU |
| GPU frequency | 1612 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| Pipelines | 12 | 9 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1152 |
| FLOPS | 4952.1 Gigaflops | 3179.5 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 890 | Apple Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | 50 TOPS | 18 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 5333 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 8x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 85.3 Gb/s | 102.4 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2732 x 2048 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 48MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 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 - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7300 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | - | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | October 2024 | October 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | MT6991, MT6991Z/CZA, MT6991W/CZA | - |
| Official page | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 official site | - |
| Successor | - MediaTek Dimensity 9500 | - |
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