MediaTek confirms January 15th event: Launch of powerful Dimensity 8500 and 9500s chips.
MediaTek will introduce the Dimensity 8500 and Dimensity 9500s processors on January 15th in China, promising to elevate the performance of mid-range and upper-mid-range smartphones.
MediaTek has officially confirmed that it will hold a new product launch event on January 15th in China. Based on the teaser released by the company, it plans to unveil two new processors to enhance its competitiveness with Qualcomm in the mid-range and upper-mid-range smartphone segments.
The Dimensity 8500 and Dimensity 9500s chipsets have been revealed.
According to leaked information, the two key chips for this event are the Dimensity 8500 and Dimensity 9500s. The Dimensity 8500 has already appeared in the HONOR Power 2 model in the Chinese market, while the Dimensity 9500s is a completely new system-on-a-chip (SoC).
In terms of specifications, the Dimensity 8500 is manufactured using TSMC's N4P process. This chipset features an 8-core CPU architecture including one Cortex-A725 core clocked at 3.4GHz, three Cortex-A725 cores running at 3.2GHz, and four power-efficient Cortex-A725 cores operating at 2.2GHz. Graphics are handled by the Mali-G720 MC8 GPU.
Power from the advanced N3E process on the Dimensity 9500s
Most notably, the Dimensity 9500s is built on TSMC's more advanced N3E (3nm) process. The chip's CPU configuration includes a high-clocked Cortex-X925 core clocked at 3.73GHz, combined with three high-performance Cortex-X4 cores (3.3GHz) and four power-efficient Cortex-A720 cores (2.4GHz). It also features a Mali Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU operating at 1612MHz, promising superior graphics processing capabilities.
| Parameter | Dimension 8500 | Dimensity 9500s |
|---|---|---|
| Process | N4P (TSMC) | N3E (TSMC) |
| Humanity | Cortex-A725 (3.4GHz) | Cortex-X925 (3.73GHz) |
| Graphics (GPU) | Mali-G720 MC8 | Mali Immortalis-G925 MC12 |
Besides the chip launch, reports also reveal that the upcoming Redmi Turbo 5 Max series will be equipped with these chipsets. Specifically, the standard version of the Redmi Turbo 5 Max is expected to use the Dimensity 8500, while the higher-end variant will be powered by the Dimensity 9500s.
