Dimensity 9500s vs Dimensity 9400e
We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s (with Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 graphics) and Dimensity 9400e (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
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 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 9400e
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~24%)
- Performs 24% better in floating-point computations
- Shows better (up to 20%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3032K vs 2518K
- 10% higher CPU clock speed (3730 vs 3400 MHz)
- Supports 11% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 against 76.8 GB/s)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 896417 | 750689 |
| GPU | 1062397 | 837912 |
| Memory | 451911 | 344946 |
| UX | 621314 | 585254 |
| Total score | 3032039 | 2518801 |
| Samples | [85 tests] | [46 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 374.1 MB/sec | 305.9 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 259.5 pages/sec | 220.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 301.7 Mpixels/sec | 282.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 231.8 images/sec | 163.9 images/sec |
| HDR | 267.6 Mpixels/sec | 222.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 37.9 images/sec | 26.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 86.8 images/sec | 55.3 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 10 Mpixels/sec | 7.83 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 22 tests | 4 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 45.3 images/sec | 28.2 images/sec |
| Face detection | 25 images/sec | 14.6 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.94 Gpixels/sec | 0.68 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 1.22 Gpixels/sec | 1.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.65 Gpixels/sec | 0.84 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.29 Gpixels/sec | 0.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 72.9 Gpixels/sec | 30.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3653.8 FPS | 3105.4 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 17 tests | 4 tests |
3DMark
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
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
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-12 (Dilshodbek) | AnTuTu | 2828966 |
| π 2026-09-12 (Yoo) | AnTuTu | 2705845 |
| π 2026-09-01 (Dmitry) | AnTuTu | 2823040 |
| π 2026-08-31 (Ylan) | AnTuTu | 2931015 |
| π 2026-08-24 (Anonymoua) | AnTuTu | 2635219 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-09 (Iles) | AnTuTu | 2563619 |
| π 2026-09-05 (montyy) | AnTuTu | 2483073 |
| π 2026-08-30 -> Regenis0 | CPU Throttle | 76% |
| π 2026-08-30 -> Regenis0 | AnTuTu | 2456694 |
| π 2026-08-22 (JP) | AnTuTu | 2518801 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9500s and Dimensity 9400eCPU
| 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-X4 3x 2.85 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3730 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 22.7 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 |
| Architecture | Valhall 5th gen | 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1612 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Pipelines | 12 | 12 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 4952.1 Gigaflops | 3993.6 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 790 |
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 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP, 3x 36MP | 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
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7300 Mbps | Up to 7300 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | January 2026 | May 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | MT6991Z/SCZB, MT6991Z/ECZB | - |
| Official page | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s official site | MediaTek Dimensity 9400e official site |
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