Dimensity 9400e vs Kirin 9030 Pro
We compared the 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 9400e (Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12) with the newer 9-core HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro (Maleoon 935) 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
- Shows significantly better (up to 46%) AnTuTu 11 score β 2518K vs 1725K
- Higher GPU frequency (~39%)
- Performs 39% better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
- 24% higher CPU clock speed (3400 vs 2750 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 9400e
- Has 1 more cores
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 750689 | 515961 |
| GPU | 837912 | 484107 |
| Memory | 344946 | 431535 |
| UX | 585254 | 293626 |
| Total score | 2518801 | 1725229 |
| Samples | [46 tests] | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 305.9 MB/sec | 197.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 220.6 pages/sec | 169.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 282.3 Mpixels/sec | 168.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 163.9 images/sec | 115.1 images/sec |
| HDR | 222.6 Mpixels/sec | 166.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 26.8 images/sec | 19.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 55.3 images/sec | 60.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 7.83 Mpixels/sec | 6.14 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 4 tests | Less than 3 |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 28.2 images/sec | 10.6 images/sec |
| Face detection | 14.6 images/sec | 5.64 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.68 Gpixels/sec | 0.33 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 1.07 Gpixels/sec | 0.44 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.84 Gpixels/sec | 0.71 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.2 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 30.1 Gpixels/sec | 36.9 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3105.4 FPS | 608.9 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 4 tests | Less than 3 |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1916 | - |
| Stability | 59% | - |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 8016 | - |
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 33 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 31 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 27 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 2026-09-24 -> Regenis0 | AnTuTu 12 | 2579291 |
| 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 |
HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9400e and Kirin 9030 ProCPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.4 GHz β Cortex-X4 3x 2.85 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
1x 2.75 GHz β Taishan v124 Big 4x 2.27 GHz β Taishan v124 Mid 4x 1.72 GHz β Taishan v124 Little |
| Cores | 8 | 9 |
| Frequency | 3400 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L2 cache | - | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 22.7 billion | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 | Maleoon 935 |
| Architecture | 5th gen | Maleoon |
| GPU frequency | 1300 MHz | 933 MHz |
| Pipelines | 12 | 6 |
| Shading units | 128 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 3993.6 Gigaflops | 2866.1 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 790 | Da Vinci |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 Gb/s | 76.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | - |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | Balong 6000 |
| 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 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | May 2025 | November 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Official page | MediaTek Dimensity 9400e official site | - |
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