Dimensity 9400e vs Apple A19
We compared the 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 9400e (Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12) with the newer 6-core Apple A19 (Apple A19 GPU) SoC. 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 9400e
- Performs 93% better in floating-point computations
- Has 2 more cores
- Shows better (up to 17%) AnTuTu 11 score β 2518K vs 2156K
- Supports 13% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 68.2 GB/s)
Pros of Apple A19
- 25% higher CPU clock speed (4260 vs 3400 MHz)
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~25%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 750689 | 598735 |
| GPU | 837912 | 803562 |
| Memory | 344946 | 200566 |
| UX | 585254 | 553263 |
| Total score | 2518801 | 2156126 |
| Samples | [46 tests] | [23 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 | 305.9 MB/sec | 313.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 220.6 pages/sec | 220.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 282.3 Mpixels/sec | 210.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 163.9 images/sec | 305.8 images/sec |
| HDR | 222.6 Mpixels/sec | 311.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 26.8 images/sec | 39.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 55.3 images/sec | 102.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 7.83 Mpixels/sec | 9.89 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 4 tests | 9 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 28.2 images/sec | 79.6 images/sec |
| Face detection | 14.6 images/sec | 90.4 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.68 Gpixels/sec | 1.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 1.07 Gpixels/sec | 1.34 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.84 Gpixels/sec | 3.16 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.2 Gpixels/sec | 0.49 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 30.1 Gpixels/sec | 90.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3105.4 FPS | 3104.2 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Metal |
| Samples | 4 tests | 10 tests |
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1916 | 2147 |
| Stability | 59% | 72% |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | 16 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 8016 | 9465 |
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 1 | 33 FPS | 40 FPS |
| Section 2 | 31 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 3 | 27 FPS | 31 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17404 | - |
| Video editing score | 6537 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 16007 | - |
| Photo editing score | 26787 | - |
| Writing score | 23124 | - |
| Phones tested | 3 models | - |
Recent User Tests
MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-09 (Iles) | AnTuTu 11 | 2563619 |
| π 2026-09-05 (montyy) | AnTuTu 11 | 2483073 |
| π 2026-08-30 -> Regenis0 | CPU Throttle | 76% |
| π 2026-08-30 -> Regenis0 | AnTuTu 11 | 2456694 |
| π 2026-08-22 (JP) | AnTuTu 11 | 2518801 |
Apple A19
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-20 (Shovandeep) | AnTuTu 11 | 1837059 |
| π 2026-09-14 (kpvas) | AnTuTu 11 | 2134388 |
| π 2026-08-27 (Zharkyn) | AnTuTu 11 | 2243285 |
| π 2026-08-07 (Aarav) | AnTuTu 11 | 1776737 |
| π 2026-08-06 (yuki) | AnTuTu 11 | 2352837 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9400e and Apple A19CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.4 GHz β Cortex-X4 3x 2.85 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
2x 4.26 GHz β 4x 2.6 GHz β |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 3400 MHz | 4260 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | - | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 22.7 billion | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 | Apple A19 GPU |
| Architecture | 5th gen | Apple A GPU |
| GPU frequency | 1300 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Pipelines | 12 | 5 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 640 |
| FLOPS | 3993.6 Gigaflops | 2073.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 790 | Neural Engine |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | - |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 48MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
- AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | Snapdragon X80 |
| 4G support | - | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7300 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | - | Up to 3700 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | May 2025 | September 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | - | APL1V13 |
| Official page | MediaTek Dimensity 9400e official site | - |
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