Dimensity 9600 Pro vs Dimensity 9400

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro (with Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP12 graphics) and Dimensity 9400 (Mali-G925 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 9600 Pro
  • Shows significantly better (up to 71%) AnTuTu 11 score – 4838K vs 2825K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (2 versus 3 nm)
  • Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (128 against 85.3 GB/s)
  • 26% higher CPU clock speed (4550 vs 3620 MHz)
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 9400
  • Higher GPU frequency (~12%)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
4838033
2825187
CPU 1388289 900074
GPU 1881401 972096
Memory 488503 345330
UX 1079840 607687
Total score 4838033 2825187
Samples Less than 3 [72 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression - 344.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 251 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 258.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection - 209.7 images/sec
HDR - 267.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur - 30.9 images/sec
Photo processing - 84.4 images/sec
Ray tracing - 9.3 Mpixels/sec
Samples - 22 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur - 43 images/sec
Face detection - 19.8 images/sec
Horizon detection - 0.78 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection - 0.63 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur - 1.71 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching - 0.29 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching - 73.3 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics - 3456.3 FPS
API - OpenCL
Samples - 17 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 2371
Stability - 61%
Graphics test - 18 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score - 10747
Graphics test - 41 FPS
Section 1 - 46 FPS
Section 2 - 42 FPS
Section 3 - 36 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 9245 6272
Graphics test - 37 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 14420
Video editing score - 6211
Data manipulation score - 16192
Photo editing score - 30985
Writing score - 19569
Phones tested - 6 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro
No benchmark results yet
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (chakzz_0)AnTuTu2935203
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-01 -> DlackAnTuTu2847396
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-01 (Dlack)AnTuTu2847396
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-31 (Xarvis)GeekBench GPU23591
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-31 (Xarvis)GeekBench CPU2432 / 8113

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9600 Pro and Dimensity 9400

CPU

Architecture 2x 4.55 GHz – C2-Ultra
3x 4.35 GHz – C2-Pro
3x 3.1 GHz – C2-Pro
1x 3.62 GHz – Cortex-X925
3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
Cores 8 8
Frequency 4550 MHz 3620 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.3-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 192 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 12 MB
Process 2 nanometers 3 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP12 Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
Architecture Valhall 6th gen Valhall 5th gen
GPU frequency 1800 MHz 1612 MHz
Pipelines 12 12
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 1536 1536
FLOPS 5529.6 Gigaflops 4952.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.4 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.2 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 1090 MediaTek NPU 890
NPU theoretical performance - 50 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR6 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 5333 MHz 5333 MHz
Bus 4x 24 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 128 Gb/s 85.3 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Max display resolution - 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 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
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed - Up to 7300 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth - 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2026 October 2024
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number MT6995 MT6991, MT6991Z/CZA, MT6991W/CZA
Official page MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro official site MediaTek Dimensity 9400 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Dimensity 9500

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