Dimensity 9400 vs Dimensity 8350
We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9400 (with Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 graphics) and Dimensity 8350 (Mali-G615 MP6). 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
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 8350
- Performs 2.3x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 64%) AnTuTu 11 score β 2825K vs 1724K
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
- Supports 25% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 against 68.2 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~15%)
- 8% higher CPU clock speed (3620 vs 3350 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 900074 | 514672 |
| GPU | 972096 | 480538 |
| Memory | 345330 | 275946 |
| UX | 607687 | 453601 |
| Total score | 2825187 | 1724757 |
| Samples | [72 tests] | [198 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 344.4 MB/sec | 186.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 251 pages/sec | 139.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 258.4 Mpixels/sec | 134.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 209.7 images/sec | 88.8 images/sec |
| HDR | 267.4 Mpixels/sec | 116.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 30.9 images/sec | 12.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 84.4 images/sec | 36.3 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 9.3 Mpixels/sec | 5 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 22 tests | 25 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 43 images/sec | 15.8 images/sec |
| Face detection | 19.8 images/sec | 7.75 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.78 Gpixels/sec | 0.41 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.63 Gpixels/sec | 0.54 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.71 Gpixels/sec | 0.47 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.29 Gpixels/sec | 0.15 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 73.3 Gpixels/sec | 16.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3456.3 FPS | 1712.6 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 17 tests | 16 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 2371 | 1205 |
| Stability | 61% | - |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 9 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 10747 | 4852 |
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | 18 FPS |
| Section 1 | 46 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Section 2 | 42 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Section 3 | 36 FPS | 16 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 2026-09-12 (Oussama barhmate) | AnTuTu 12 | 3135000 |
| π 2026-08-09 (chakzz_0) | AnTuTu 11 | 2935203 |
| π 2026-08-01 -> Dlack | AnTuTu 11 | 2847396 |
| π 2026-08-01 (Dlack) | AnTuTu 11 | 2847396 |
| π 2026-07-31 (Xarvis) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 23591 |
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-20 (Hosh) | AnTuTu 11 | 1909681 |
| π 2026-09-16 (Parvej) | AnTuTu 12 | 1663473 |
| π 2026-09-14 (Unknown) | AnTuTu 12 | 1907710 |
| π 2026-09-12 (Pranav) | AnTuTu 12 | 1714372 |
| π 2026-09-10 (Md. Faizan) | AnTuTu 12 | 1922094 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9400 and Dimensity 8350CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.62 GHz β Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
1x 3.35 GHz β Cortex-A715 3x 3.2 GHz β Cortex-A715 4x 2.2 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3620 MHz | 3350 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 4 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | Mali-G615 MP6 |
| Architecture | Valhall 5th gen | Valhall 4rd gen |
| GPU frequency | 1612 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Pipelines | 12 | 6 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 4952.1 Gigaflops | 2150.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 890 | MediaTek APU 780 |
| NPU theoretical performance | 50 TOPS | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5333 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 85.3 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 320MP |
| 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 LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | MediaTek T800 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7300 Mbps | Up to 5170 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | October 2024 | November 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | MT6991, MT6991Z/CZA, MT6991W/CZA | MT6897, MT6897Z_A/ZA MT8792Z/NA |
| Official page | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 official site |
| Successor | - MediaTek Dimensity 9500 | - MediaTek Dimensity 8450 |
Further details
Notes on Dimensity 8350:
- The Dimensity 8350 Ultra differs from the Dimensity 8350 by featuring a new Gaming Engine.
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