Dimensity 9500 vs Dimensity 9200
We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (with Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 graphics) and Dimensity 9200 (Mali-G715 Immortalis MP11). 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 9500
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.1x) AnTuTu 11 score β 3760K vs 1755K
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 9200
- Performs 91% better in floating-point computations
- Higher GPU frequency (~75%)
- 38% higher CPU clock speed (4210 vs 3050 MHz)
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
- Supports 25% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 against 68.2 GB/s)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1048345 | 549345 |
| GPU | 1432351 | 500902 |
| Memory | 476680 | 271291 |
| UX | 803286 | 433694 |
| Total score | 3760662 | 1755232 |
| Samples | [119 tests] | [4 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 397.3 MB/sec | 204.3 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 292.7 pages/sec | 147 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 328.1 Mpixels/sec | 170.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 234.3 images/sec | 127.6 images/sec |
| HDR | 328.1 Mpixels/sec | 153.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 40.9 images/sec | 16.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 109.9 images/sec | 44.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 10.3 Mpixels/sec | 5.32 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 29 tests | 3 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 47.2 images/sec | 15.8 images/sec |
| Face detection | 26.1 images/sec | 7.83 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.78 Gpixels/sec | 0.47 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 1.31 Gpixels/sec | 0.57 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.68 Gpixels/sec | 0.58 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.31 Gpixels/sec | 0.13 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 91.9 Gpixels/sec | 20.6 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3324.6 FPS | 2042.2 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | OpenCL |
| Samples | 14 tests | 3 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 3119 | 1351 |
| Stability | 57% | - |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | 10 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 13319 | 5571 |
| Graphics test | 51 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Section 1 | 55 FPS | 23 FPS |
| Section 2 | 52 FPS | 22 FPS |
| Section 3 | 43 FPS | 19 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 3565 |
| Stability | - | 80% |
| Graphics test | - | 21 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14375 | 15272 |
| Video editing score | 5995 | 5353 |
| Data manipulation score | 12159 | 13696 |
| Photo editing score | 34571 | 15932 |
| Writing score | 22695 | 18803 |
| Phones tested | 4 models | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-22 (MΓ‘ximo) | AnTuTu 12 | 3660205 |
| π 2026-09-20 (Forgolka) | AnTuTu 12 | 3407758 |
| π 2026-09-19 (Niranjan M) | AnTuTu 12 | 3402395 |
| π 2026-09-19 (hi) | AnTuTu 12 | 3291469 |
| π 2026-09-16 (Asura) | CPU Throttle | 70% |
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-12 (Shigetora) | AnTuTu 11 | 1811839 |
| π 2026-02-06 (Geoff Jan) | AnTuTu 11 | 1405303 |
| π 2025-12-06 (TuαΊ₯n Nguyα» n) | AnTuTu 11 | 1755232 |
| π 2025-04-19 (ColorOS 15) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 9624 |
| π 2025-04-19 (ColorOS 15) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1732 / 4274 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9500 and Dimensity 9200CPU
| Architecture | 1x 4.21 GHz β C1-Ultra 3x 3.5 GHz β C1-Premium 4x 2.7 GHz β C1-Pro |
1x 3.05 GHz β Cortex-X3 3x 2.85 GHz β Cortex-A715 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4210 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.3-A | ARMv9-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 17 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | 7 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 | Mali-G715 Immortalis MP11 |
| Architecture | Valhall 5th gen | Valhall 4th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1716 MHz | 981 MHz |
| Pipelines | 12 | 11 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1408 |
| FLOPS | 5271.5 Gigaflops | 2762.5 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 990 | MediaTek APU 690 |
| NPU theoretical performance | 100 TOPS | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5333 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 85.3 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 |
| Max display resolution | - | 2960 x 1440 |
| 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 T800 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10700 Mbps | Up to 7900 Mbps |
| Upload speed | - | Up to 4200 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | September 2025 | November 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | MT6993 | MT6985 |
| Official page | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 official site |
| Successor | - | - MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
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