Dimensity 9400e vs Dimensity 9300 Plus

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9400e (with Mali-G720 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

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
  • Shows better (up to 7%) AnTuTu 11 score – 2518K vs 2348K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
2518801
CPU 750689 703826
GPU 837912 790915
Memory 344946 326393
UX 585254 527114
Total score 2518801 2348248
Samples [46 tests] [94 tests]

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 300.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 220.6 pages/sec 204.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 282.3 Mpixels/sec 254.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 163.9 images/sec 161.7 images/sec
HDR 222.6 Mpixels/sec 239.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 26.8 images/sec 25.8 images/sec
Photo processing 55.3 images/sec 69 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.83 Mpixels/sec 7.77 Mpixels/sec
Samples 4 tests 38 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 28.2 images/sec 26.8 images/sec
Face detection 14.6 images/sec 12 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.68 Gpixels/sec 0.69 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 1.07 Gpixels/sec 0.81 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.84 Gpixels/sec 0.84 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.2 Gpixels/sec 0.23 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 30.1 Gpixels/sec 30.5 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 3105.4 FPS 3146.5 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 4 tests 26 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 1916 1831
Stability 59% 91%
Graphics test 14 FPS 14 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 8016 7559
Graphics test 30 FPS 29 FPS
Section 1 33 FPS 32 FPS
Section 2 31 FPS 29 FPS
Section 3 27 FPS 24 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 5071
Graphics test - 30 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 17404 12141
Video editing score 6537 5576
Data manipulation score 16007 12937
Photo editing score 26787 29738
Writing score 23124 22352
Phones tested 3 models 11 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-30 (Aziz)AnTuTu 122571021
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (Iles)AnTuTu 122596082
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> Regenis0AnTuTu 122579291
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Iles)AnTuTu 112563619
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (montyy)AnTuTu 112483073
MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 (Purushotam Prajapat)AnTuTu 122403705
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> NFS6410AnTuTu 122626976
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (ThΓ nh)AnTuTu 122400294
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (NK808)AnTuTu 122667628
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-11 (TuαΊ₯n Nguyα»…πŸ‡»πŸ‡³)AnTuTu 122637244

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9400e and Dimensity 9300 Plus

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X4
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X4
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3400 MHz 3400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count 22.7 billion 22.7 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 7.3 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12
Architecture 5th gen 5th gen
GPU frequency 1300 MHz 1300 MHz
Pipelines 12 12
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 1536 1536
FLOPS 3993.6 Gigaflops 3993.6 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 790

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5T
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
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 320MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 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
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 May 2025 May 2024
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number - MT6989, MT6989W/TCZA
Official page MediaTek Dimensity 9400e official site MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus official site
Successor - - MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus

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Comments

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Speedmax14 December 1, 2025 at 04:51 PM
9400e will have more suport down the line
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RandomAccessMemory November 8, 2025 at 03:29 PM
I think Dimensity 9400e is stable or optimized version of dimensity 9300+ but lets wait for Dimensity 9500e if it will do the same To be honest Mediatek should just make Dimensity 9000e series a Midrange Version of Dimensity 9000 series since Dimensity 8000 series is lacking higher Single Core even it has higher antutu
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OppoEXtra September 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
So the 9400e is basically just a rebranded 9300+ =)) exact same architecture, nothing new.
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kem June 6, 2025 at 01:43 AM
MTK rebranding the 9300plus add bit then slap new name now u have 9400e to compete 8s Gen 4 8s gen 4 is new CPU get slice from 8 Elite GPU now u have new SOC
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Naming problem May 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I lost my respect on Mediatek's new naming scheme. It was already doing well.
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juuhachi May 24, 2025 at 03:43 PM
L3 cache is only 8mb 10mb is SLC
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fuuk1 May 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
new modem, memory being a bit slower, less L3 cache…
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a7med May 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
18mb L3 cash > 8mb that make sense 9300+ is better very much 10mb cash is very big difference
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RLR May 27, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Both have 8 mb L3 cache and 10 mb SLC
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Serhii May 28, 2025 at 06:27 AM
RLR, Thank you guys for your comments.
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