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

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
  • 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 – 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 benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
2825187
1724757
CPU 900074 514672
GPU 972096 480538
Memory 345330 275946
UX 607687 453601
Total score 2825187 1724757
Samples [72 tests] [198 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
2797
Multi-Core Score
8767
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)
21574
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

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 2371 1205
Stability 61% -
Graphics test 18 FPS 9 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
10747
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

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
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

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Oussama barhmate)AnTuTu 123135000
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (chakzz_0)AnTuTu 112935203
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-01 -> DlackAnTuTu 112847396
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-01 (Dlack)AnTuTu 112847396
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-31 (Xarvis)Geekbench 6 GPU23591
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Hosh)AnTuTu 111909681
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (Parvej)AnTuTu 121663473
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 (Unknown)AnTuTu 121907710
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Pranav)AnTuTu 121714372
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Md. Faizan)AnTuTu 121922094

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9400 and Dimensity 8350

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.62 GHz – Cortex-X925
3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 2.2 GHz – 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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