Dimensity 9500M vs Dimensity 9500

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9500M (with Mali-G1 Ultra MP11 graphics) and Dimensity 9500 (Mali-G1 Ultra 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 9500M
  • Shows better (up to 4%) AnTuTu 11 score – 3579K vs 3455K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
3579952
3455738
CPU 983039 991635
GPU 1327484 1343858
Memory 460333 348931
UX 809096 771314
Total score 3579952 3455738
Samples Less than 3 [119 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression - 397.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 292.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 328.1 Mpixels/sec
Image detection - 234.3 images/sec
HDR - 328.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur - 40.9 images/sec
Photo processing - 109.9 images/sec
Ray tracing - 10.3 Mpixels/sec
Samples - 29 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur - 47.2 images/sec
Face detection - 26.1 images/sec
Horizon detection - 0.78 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection - 1.31 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur - 1.68 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching - 0.31 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching - 91.9 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics - 3324.6 FPS
API - Vulkan
Samples - 14 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 3119
Stability - 57%
Graphics test - 23 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score - 13319
Graphics test - 51 FPS
Section 1 - 55 FPS
Section 2 - 52 FPS
Section 3 - 43 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 14375
Video editing score - 5995
Data manipulation score - 12159
Photo editing score - 34571
Writing score - 22695
Phones tested - 4 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
No benchmark results yet
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (Asura)CPU Throttle70%
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (tiktok: @anonchapix)CPU Throttle81%
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Asura)CPU Throttle63%
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-03 (chapix)AnTuTu3935655
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 -> Rlamac012AnTuTu3729488

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9500M and Dimensity 9500

CPU

Architecture 1x 4.21 GHz – C1-Ultra
3x 3.5 GHz – C1-Premium
4x 2.7 GHz – C1-Pro
1x 4.21 GHz – C1-Ultra
3x 3.5 GHz – C1-Premium
4x 2.7 GHz – C1-Pro
Cores 8 8
Frequency 4210 MHz 4210 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.3-A ARMv9.3-A
L1 cache 192 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 16 MB
Process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 9 W 9 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G1 Ultra MP11 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Valhall 5th gen
GPU frequency 1716 MHz 1716 MHz
Pipelines 11 12
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 1408 1536
FLOPS 4832.2 Gigaflops 5271.5 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.4 1.4
OpenCL version 3.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 990 MediaTek NPU 990
NPU theoretical performance 100 TOPS 100 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 5333 MHz 5333 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 85.3 Gb/s 85.3 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 320MP
Video capture 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
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

4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10700 Mbps Up to 10700 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 August 2026 September 2025
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number - MT6993
Official page - MediaTek Dimensity 9500 official site

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n_thesiss September 5, 2026 at 04:09 PM
Just a binned gou but the antutu is higher... see this folks? this is why you always double check the specs to make sure they not inflating scores by random memory pipelines buff which could just be less powerful ones but more than 2 or 4 of them to inflate the scores, i donno about that ux part tbh i don't even know why antutu even has it
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Fluorine September 2, 2026 at 12:06 AM
JUST A BINNED GPU WITH ONE LESS THREAD. JUST ONE but holy shit that's a massive drop in gpu performance cause that's almost generational
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