Dimensity 9500s vs Dimensity 8500
We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s (with Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 graphics) and Dimensity 8500 (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
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 9500s
- Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 8500
- Performs 60% better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 43%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3032K vs 2120K
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
- 10% higher CPU clock speed (3730 vs 3400 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~7%)
- Supports 11% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 against 76.8 GB/s)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 896417 | 649177 |
| GPU | 1062397 | 633638 |
| Memory | 451911 | 376271 |
| UX | 621314 | 461261 |
| Total score | 3032039 | 2120347 |
| Samples | [85 tests] | [81 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 374.1 MB/sec | 279.9 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 259.5 pages/sec | 201 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 301.7 Mpixels/sec | 223.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 231.8 images/sec | 136.2 images/sec |
| HDR | 267.6 Mpixels/sec | 224 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 37.9 images/sec | 24.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 86.8 images/sec | 70.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 10 Mpixels/sec | 7.64 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 22 tests | 18 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 45.3 images/sec | 20.3 images/sec |
| Face detection | 25 images/sec | 10.3 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.94 Gpixels/sec | 0.56 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 1.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.62 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.65 Gpixels/sec | 0.8 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.29 Gpixels/sec | 0.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 72.9 Gpixels/sec | 46.4 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3653.8 FPS | 2219.4 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | OpenCL |
| Samples | 17 tests | 17 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 4058 |
| Stability | - | 77% |
Recent User Tests
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-03 (Van Viet) | AnTuTu 12 | 2780867 |
| π 2026-09-26 (RuL) | AnTuTu 12 | 3308269 |
| π 2026-09-24 (RuL) | Geekbench 7 GPU | 18202 |
| π 2026-09-24 (RuL) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 2460 / 7817 |
| π 2026-09-19 (Zimz) | AnTuTu 12 | 3279234 |
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-02 (ismoiljon) | AnTuTu 12 | 1960195 |
| π 2026-09-27 (Litegrey) | AnTuTu 12 | 2216950 |
| π 2026-09-27 (Bipper) | AnTuTu 12 | 2325053 |
| π 2026-09-25 (Zarko) | AnTuTu 12 | 2369277 |
| π 2026-09-24 -> NexxG96 | AnTuTu 12 | 2231936 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9500s and Dimensity 8500CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.73 GHz β Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
1x 3.4 GHz β Cortex-A725 3x 3.2 GHz β Cortex-A725 4x 2.2 GHz β Cortex-A725 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3730 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | Mali-G720 MP8 |
| Architecture | Valhall 5th gen | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1612 MHz | 1508 MHz |
| Pipelines | 12 | 8 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 4952.1 Gigaflops | 3088.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU | MediaTek NPU 880 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5333 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 85.3 Gb/s | 76.8 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 display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP, 3x 36MP | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 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
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7300 Mbps | Up to 5170 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | January 2026 | January 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | MT6991Z/SCZB, MT6991Z/ECZB | MT6899Z_A/TZA |
| Official page | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s official site | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 official site |
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