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Comparison

Dimensity 8500 Ultra vs Dimensity 9400e

Which processor is better?

Dimensity 9400e wins

Clear win
Comparison confidence: Low7 of 10 comparable specifications present on both · 3 independent signals decided this
Spec advantage
Dimensity 8500 Ultra0Dimensity 9400e2

How many rows each one leads. Not the verdict: a Bluetooth version and CPU performance cannot carry the same weight.

CPU5050Not decided
Graphics / Gaming4258
Efficiency5050Not decided
AI5050Not decided
Camera & Media5050Not decided
Memory5050Not decided
Connectivity5050Not decided
Why Dimensity 9400e leads
  • flagship class platform against a upper midrange one
  • Newer or wider GPU: Immortalis-G720 MC12 against Mali-G720 MC8
Which is better for what?
  • GamingDimensity 9400e
  • AINot enough data
  • CameraNot enough data
  • EfficiencyNot enough data
  • Device choiceDimensity 8500 Ultra
  • ValueKacbu stores no prices
Choose Dimensity 8500 Ultra if…
  • you are shopping for a upper midrange class processor
  • you are buying one of the devices that use this chip
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Choose Dimensity 9400e if…
  • you are shopping for a flagship class processor
  • Graphics / Gaming is what decides it for you
  • you are buying one of the devices that use this chip
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Frequently asked

Which one is faster?

Clock speed and core count are not directly comparable across architectures, so Kacbu does not score them: it prints them and leaves the decision to the fields that can be measured. Dimensity 9400e leads: overall 46 against 54.

Which is better for gaming?

Dimensity 9400e leads on Graphics / Gaming.

Which is more efficient?

There is not enough data to decide Efficiency.

Which is better for AI?

There is not enough data to decide AI.

Which one should I choose?

Dimensity 9400e leads: overall 46 against 54.

How reliable is this comparison?

Comparison confidence: Low. 7 of 10 comparable specifications are present on both, and 3 independent signals decided it.

This decision engine reads the manufacturers own specification pages. A row that cannot be scored is not scored, and a missing value never hands the other side a win.

General

FamilyDimensity 8000Dimensity 9000
SegmentMobile upper-midrange SoCMobile flagship SoC

CPU

Performance CoreShown for context, not scored48
ArchitectureNot decidedArm Cortex-A725Cortex-X4 / Cortex-A720
Efficiency-Core Clock2.2 GHz2 GHz

Graphics / Gaming

Integrated GraphicsMali-G720 MC8Immortalis-G720 MC12 Advantage

General

ManufacturerMediaTekMediaTek
FamilyDimensity 8000Dimensity 9000
SegmentMobile upper-midrange SoCMobile flagship SoC
Release YearShown for context, not scored2026No data

CPU

Number of CoresShown for context, not scored88
ThreadShown for context, not scored88
Performance CoreShown for context, not scored48
Efficiency CoreShown for context, not scored4No data
ArchitectureNot decidedArm Cortex-A725Cortex-X4 / Cortex-A720
Boost frequencyShown for context, not scored3.4 GHz3.4 GHz
Efficiency-Core Clock2.2 GHz2 GHz
L3 cacheShown for context, not scoredNo data8 MB

Graphics / Gaming

Integrated GraphicsMali-G720 MC8Immortalis-G720 MC12 Advantage

Efficiency

Lithography4 nm4 nm
Manufacturing ProcessThe same fact filed twice4 nmNo data
Cooling SolutionDevice dependentDevice dependent

Platform

SocketBGA (SoC)BGA (SoC)

Devices using these processors

Dimensity 8500 Ultra3 devices
Dimensity 9400e0 devices

No device in the catalogue uses this chip