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MediaTek Dimensity 9400 vs Apple M5

Last updated: 2026-06-05

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 MediaTek Dimensity 9400 is a future high-end processor for Android smartphones; the Apple M5 is an upcoming chip for Apple desktops and laptops.

Both are manufactured using a 3nm process. The Dimensity 9400 utilizes ARM architectures (Cortex-X5, -X4, -A725). The Apple M5 is based on Apple's M5 architecture with 28 MB of Level-2 cache. In synthetic benchmarks, the Apple M5 shows over 10 percent higher computing performance in single-core and multi-core tasks.

The Dimensity 9400 integrates an ARM Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU (77 GB/s memory bandwidth). The Apple M5 offers superior gaming performance with its Apple M5 (10 Core) graphics unit and 154 GB/s bandwidth. The Dimensity 9400 is designed for energy efficiency for mobile devices. The Apple M5 delivers high performance and efficiency for desktops/laptops, supported by better cooling.

A direct price-performance comparison is not possible because both processors are permanently integrated into their respective end devices and are not available separately. The Dimensity 9400 is ideal for premium Android smartphones. The Apple M5 offers superior overall and graphics performance for demanding applications in the Apple ecosystem.

The choice depends on the platform and intended use.

MediaTek Dimensity 9400

3 nm manufacturing
High-end for Android smartphones
ARM Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU
Energy-efficient for mobile use

Apple M5

3 nm manufacturing
Superior overall and graphics performance
Apple M5 (10 Core) GPU with high memory bandwidth
For Apple desktops and laptops

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 2 - 70 %

MediaTek Dimensity 9400

Rank 1 - 100 %

Apple M5

Multi-core performance

Rank 2 - 55 %

MediaTek Dimensity 9400

Rank 1 - 100 %

Apple M5

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

8C / 8T · 3.62 GHz

2,876

9C / 9T · 4.61 GHz

4,133

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

8C / 8T · 3.62 GHz

8,987

9C / 9T · 0.91 GHz

16,472

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

ARM Immortalis-G925 MC12

2,850

Apple M5 (10 Core)

5,133

More benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark
25 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Wischen	MediaTek Dimensity 9400	Apple M5
Family	Mediatek Dimensity (38)	Apple M series (38)
CPU group	MediaTek Dimensity 9400 (1)	Apple M5 (6)
Architecture	Cortex-X5 / -X4 / -A725	M5
Technology	3 nm	3 nm
Segment	Smartphone / Tablet	Notebook
Socket
Predecessor	MediaTek Dimensity 9300	Apple M4
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen	MediaTek Dimensity 9400	Apple M5
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 P-Core 0.91 - 4.61 GHz
Core Cluster 2:	3x Cortex-X4 2.80 GHz	6x E-Core 0.90 - 3.05 GHz
Core Cluster 3:	4x Cortex-A720 2.10 GHz
L2-Cache		28.00 MB
L3-Cache
Overclocking	✗	✗

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Wischen	MediaTek Dimensity 9400	Apple M5
GPU name	ARM Immortalis-G925 MC12	Apple M5 (10 Core)
GPU frequency	1.00 GHz	0.34 - 1.90 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	Q4/2025

NPU AI performance

Wischen	MediaTek Dimensity 9400	Apple M5
AI hardware	Mediatek APU	Apple Neural Engine
AI specifications	MediaTek APU ? @ ? TOPS	16 Neural cores @ 60 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen	MediaTek Dimensity 9400	Apple M5
Memory	LPDDR5X-9600 (76.8 GB/s)	LPDDR5X-9600 (153.6 GB/s)
Max. Memory	16 GB	16 GB
Memory channels	4	2
ECC	No	No
PCIe		4.0
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

Wischen	MediaTek Dimensity 9400	Apple M5
TDP	12 W	17 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down		15 W
T. junction max.		100 °C

Technical details

Wischen	MediaTek Dimensity 9400	Apple M5
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	Q4/2025
Release price
Documents

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 M5 has received 4.7 stars (398 ratings).

Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.

MediaTek Dimensity 9400
8C / 8T · 3.62 GHz

★★★★★

Apple M5
9C / 9T · 0.91 - 4.61 GHz

★★★★★