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MediaTek Dimensity 9400 vs Apple M4

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 2 - 76 %

MediaTek Dimensity 9400

Rank 1 - 100 %

Apple M4

Multi-core performance

Rank 2 - 68 %

MediaTek Dimensity 9400

Rank 1 - 100 %

Apple M4

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

8C / 8T · 3.62 GHz

2,876

9C / 9T · 4.46 GHz

3,767

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

8C / 8T · 3.62 GHz

8,987

9C / 9T · 0.91 GHz

13,295

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

ARM Immortalis-G925 MC12

2,850

Apple M4 (10 Core)

4,260

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

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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

NPU AI performance

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

Memory & PCIe

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

Thermal Management

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

Technical details

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

User Reviews

Your rating

Here you can rate one or both of the processors. The average rating of MediaTek Dimensity 9400 is 4.4 stars (89 ratings), while Apple M4 has received 4.2 stars (1056 ratings).

Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.

MediaTek Dimensity 9400
8C / 8T · 3.62 GHz

★★★★★

Apple M4
9C / 9T · 0.91 - 4.46 GHz

★★★★★