Dimensity 9400e vs Dimensity 8550

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9400e (with Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 graphics) and Dimensity 8550 (Mali-G720 MP8). 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 9400e
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 8550
  • Performs 29% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 4%) AnTuTu 11 score – 2518K vs 2429K
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8550
  • Higher GPU frequency (~16%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
2518801
2429134
CPU 750689 612932
GPU 837912 952016
Memory 344946 394012
UX 585254 470174
Total score 2518801 2429134
Samples [46 tests] Less than 3

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 305.9 MB/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 220.6 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 282.3 Mpixels/sec -
Image detection 163.9 images/sec -
HDR 222.6 Mpixels/sec -
Background blur 26.8 images/sec -
Photo processing 55.3 images/sec -
Ray tracing 7.83 Mpixels/sec -
Samples 4 tests Less than 3
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 28.2 images/sec -
Face detection 14.6 images/sec -
Horizon detection 0.68 Gpixels/sec -
Edge detection 1.07 Gpixels/sec -
Gaussian blur 0.84 Gpixels/sec -
Feature matching 0.2 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 30.1 Gpixels/sec -
Particle physics 3105.4 FPS -
API Vulkan -
Samples 4 tests Less than 3

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
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

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
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

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Iles)AnTuTu2563619
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (montyy)AnTuTu2483073
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 -> Regenis0CPU Throttle76%
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 -> Regenis0AnTuTu2456694
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-22 (JP)AnTuTu2518801
MediaTek Dimensity 8550
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9400e and Dimensity 8550

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X4
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725
3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3400 MHz 3400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count 22.7 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Mali-G720 MP8
Architecture 5th gen Valhall 5th gen
GPU frequency 1300 MHz 1508 MHz
Pipelines 12 8
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 1536 1024
FLOPS 3993.6 Gigaflops 3088.4 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 MediaTek NPU 880

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 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
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
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7300 Mbps Up to 5170 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 6.0 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced May 2025 May 2026
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number - MT6899, MT6899Z_T/TZA
Official page MediaTek Dimensity 9400e official site MediaTek Dimensity 8550 official site

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