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Apple M4 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400

Last updated: 2026-06-06

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Note: The information shown below is based on rumors and unoffical information. Technical details or benchmark results may be different in the final version of this processor.

Summary

The Apple M4, manufactured by Apple using a 3nm process, is an SoC for premium devices in the Apple ecosystem, such as the iPad Pro.

It uses a proprietary architecture with performance and efficiency cores and a 20 MB Level 2 Cache. The MediaTek Dimensity 9400, also a 3nm SoC from MediaTek, is designed for high-end Android smartphones and tablets and is based on ARM Cortex cores (Cortex-X5, -X4, -A725).

In performance tests, such as Geekbench 6, the Apple M4 demonstrates significantly higher performance than the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 in both single-core and multi-core scenarios. The Apple M4 integrates an Apple M4 (10 Core) GPU with 120 GB/s memory bandwidth, optimized for the Apple ecosystem.

The MediaTek Dimensity 9400 features an ARM Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU with 77 GB/s memory bandwidth, which also offers strong graphics performance for mobile gaming. Both processors are designed for high energy efficiency, with the Apple M4 being known for its excellent performance per watt.

A direct price-performance evaluation is difficult as both SoCs are integrated into premium devices. The Apple M4 is ideal for users within the Apple ecosystem who value maximum performance and efficiency. The MediaTek Dimensity 9400 is an excellent choice for a high-end Android experience.

Apple M4

High computing power in single-core and multi-core scenarios
Excellent energy efficiency
Deep integration into the Apple ecosystem
Powerful Apple M4 (10 Core) GPU with high memory bandwidth

MediaTek Dimensity 9400

Powerful SoC for high-end Android devices
Based on advanced ARM Cortex cores
Good energy efficiency for mobile applications
Strong ARM Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 1 - 100 %

Apple M4

Rank 2 - 76 %

MediaTek Dimensity 9400

Multi-core performance

Rank 1 - 100 %

Apple M4

Rank 2 - 68 %

MediaTek Dimensity 9400

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

9C / 9T · 4.46 GHz

3,767

8C / 8T · 3.62 GHz

2,876

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

9C / 9T · 0.91 GHz

13,295

8C / 8T · 3.62 GHz

8,987

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Apple M4 (10 Core)

4,260

ARM Immortalis-G925 MC12

2,850

More benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark
25 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries

AI performance (NPU)
218 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Wischen	Apple M4	MediaTek Dimensity 9400
Family	Apple M series (38)	Mediatek Dimensity (38)
CPU group	Apple M4 (7)	MediaTek Dimensity 9400 (1)
Architecture	M4	Cortex-X5 / -X4 / -A725
Technology	3 nm	3 nm
Segment	Notebook	Smartphone / Tablet
Socket
Predecessor	Apple M3	MediaTek Dimensity 9300
Successor	Apple M5

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen	Apple M4	MediaTek Dimensity 9400
CPU Cores / Threads	9 / 9	8 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT	✗	✗
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	3x Donan P-Core 0.91 - 4.46 GHz	1x Cortex-X925 3.62 GHz
Core Cluster 2:	6x Donan E-Core 0.90 - 2.85 GHz	3x Cortex-X4 2.80 GHz
Core Cluster 3:		4x Cortex-A720 2.10 GHz
L2-Cache	20.00 MB
L3-Cache
Overclocking	✗	✗

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Wischen	Apple M4	MediaTek Dimensity 9400
GPU name	Apple M4 (10 Core)	ARM Immortalis-G925 MC12
GPU frequency	0.34 - 1.58 GHz	1.00 GHz
CUs / Shader	160 / 1280	12 /
Raytracing	✓	✓
Max. displays	3	0
Max. GPU Memory	24 GB
Technology	3 nm	3 nm
Release date	Q2/2024	Q4/2024

NPU AI performance

Wischen	Apple M4	MediaTek Dimensity 9400
AI hardware	Apple Neural Engine	Mediatek APU
AI specifications	16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS	MediaTek APU ? @ ? TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen	Apple M4	MediaTek Dimensity 9400
Memory	LPDDR5X-7500 (120.0 GB/s)	LPDDR5X-9600 (76.8 GB/s)
Max. Memory	8 GB	16 GB
Memory channels	2	4
ECC	No	No
PCIe	4.0
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

Wischen	Apple M4	MediaTek Dimensity 9400
TDP	20 W	12 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down	15 W
T. junction max.	100 °C

Technical details

Wischen	Apple M4	MediaTek Dimensity 9400
Chip design	Monolithic	Chiplet
AES-NI	✓	✗
Operating systems	macOS, iPadOS	Android
Instruction set	Armv9.2-A (64 bit)	Armv9-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions	Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME
Release date	Q2/2024	Q4/2024
Release price
Documents	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

Your rating

Here you can rate one or both of the processors. The average rating of Apple M4 is 4.2 stars (1057 ratings), while MediaTek Dimensity 9400 has received 4.3 stars (90 ratings).

Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.

Apple M4
9C / 9T · 0.91 - 4.46 GHz

★★★★★

MediaTek Dimensity 9400
8C / 8T · 3.62 GHz

★★★★★