Dimensity 9400 vs Dimensity 9300 Plus
We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9400 (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
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 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 20%) AnTuTu 11 score β 2825K vs 2348K
- 6% higher CPU clock speed (3620 vs 3400 MHz)
- Supports 11% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 against 76.8 GB/s)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 900074 | 703826 |
| GPU | 972096 | 790915 |
| Memory | 345330 | 326393 |
| UX | 607687 | 527114 |
| Total score | 2825187 | 2348248 |
| Samples | [72 tests] | [94 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 344.4 MB/sec | 300.2 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 251 pages/sec | 204.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 258.4 Mpixels/sec | 254.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 209.7 images/sec | 161.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 267.4 Mpixels/sec | 239.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 30.9 images/sec | 25.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 84.4 images/sec | 69 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 9.3 Mpixels/sec | 7.77 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 22 tests | 38 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 43 images/sec | 26.8 images/sec |
| Face detection | 19.8 images/sec | 12 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.78 Gpixels/sec | 0.69 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.63 Gpixels/sec | 0.81 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.71 Gpixels/sec | 0.84 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.29 Gpixels/sec | 0.23 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 73.3 Gpixels/sec | 30.5 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3456.3 FPS | 3146.5 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 17 tests | 26 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 2371 | 1831 |
| Stability | 61% | 91% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 14 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 10747 | 7559 |
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Section 1 | 46 FPS | 32 FPS |
| Section 2 | 42 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Section 3 | 36 FPS | 24 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 6272 | 5071 |
| Graphics test | 37 FPS | 30 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14420 | 12141 |
| Video editing score | 6211 | 5576 |
| Data manipulation score | 16192 | 12937 |
| Photo editing score | 30985 | 29738 |
| Writing score | 19569 | 22352 |
| Phones tested | 6 models | 11 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 9300 Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-25 (Purushotam Prajapat) | AnTuTu 12 | 2403705 |
| π 2026-09-24 -> NFS6410 | AnTuTu 12 | 2626976 |
| π 2026-09-24 (ThΓ nh) | AnTuTu 12 | 2400294 |
| π 2026-09-17 (NK808) | AnTuTu 12 | 2667628 |
| π 2026-09-11 (TuαΊ₯n Nguyα» π»π³) | AnTuTu 12 | 2637244 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9400 and Dimensity 9300 PlusCPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.62 GHz β Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
1x 3.4 GHz β Cortex-X4 3x 2.85 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3620 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) | - | 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 4.0 |
| 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 | October 2024 | May 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | MT6991, MT6991Z/CZA, MT6991W/CZA | MT6989, MT6989W/TCZA |
| Official page | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus official site |
| Successor | - MediaTek Dimensity 9500 | - MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus |
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