Dimensity 9500 Unveiled: All-Performance Cores Beat A19 Pro

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MediaTek has outperformed Qualcomm by introducing its most advanced smartphone chipset, the Dimensity 9500. Mass-produced on TSMC’s latest 3nm ‘N3P’ architecture, this SoC offers significant performance and efficiency improvements. It features ARM’s next-generation C1 cores, allowing it to match Apple’s A19 Pro in both single-core and multi-core results. Here are the key details about the Dimensity 9500.

Like its predecessor, the Dimensity 9400, the new chipset has an ‘all performance core’ configuration. However, it doesn’t feature MediaTek’s own architecture; instead, it uses ARM’s C1 cores and maintains an 8-core specification. The Dimensity 9500 also includes 16MB of L3 cache and 10MB of SLC (Static Layer Cache) cache. It supports ARM’s latest SME 2 (Scalable Matrix Extension) instructions set, as confirmed by MediaTek.

CPU Details:
– 1 x ARM C1-Ultra (2MB L2 cache) at 4.21GHz
– 3 x ARM C1-Premium (1MB L2 cache) at 3.50GHz
– 4 x ARM C1-Pro (512KB L2 cache) at 2.70GHz

The Dimensity 9500 scores 4,007 points in single-core and 11,217 points in multi-core tests, making it 32% faster than the Dimensity 9400 in compute performance. These scores are comparable to those of Apple’s A19 Pro.

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In terms of efficiency, the Dimensity 9500 consumes 32% less peak power compared to the Dimensity 9400, with an app launch reaction speed of just 50ms and a deviation of only 10ms.

GPU and Gaming Details:
The Dimensity 9500 is paired with the new ARM Mali-G1 Ultra graphics processor. This GPU has double the ray tracing cores and includes MediaTek’s Dimensity Dynamic Architecture, allowing up to a 33% increase in performance at peak. Power efficiency peaks at 42%.

The Mali-G1 Ultra can deliver up to 119% faster ray tracing performance and supports 120FPS fluid gameplay. It also supports Unreal Engine 5.5+, indicating PC-like gaming capabilities, though Android devices with the new SoC will rely on emulation until native AAA titles are developed for Google’s platform.

For more information, please refer to our previous reports on Apple’s A19 Pro and its performance metrics.