We have heard rumors of the arrival of MediaTek Dimensity 9400 with the latest Cortex-X5 core. Finally, we have some confirmation from a reliable tipster. Digital Chat Station publishes GeekBench scores of upcoming Cortex-X5. The reveal further emphasizes that these are early engineering samples. The final version may get different results. According to the GeekBench benchmarks, the testing machine gets 1,606 in single-core and 5,061 in multi-cores.
Likewise, the tested machine utilizes a tri-cluster CPU with a primary core clocked at 2.50GHz, which seems to be the latest Cortex-X5. The 4 cores are clocked at 2.0GHz and the remaining three cores are clocked at 1.90GHz. The current scores seem to be pretty ordinary due to the lower clock speed. The final variant of Dimensity 9400 is likely to get improvements in various aspects. In addition to that, it is reported that Arm Cortex-X5, code-named BlackHawk, is first equipped by MediaTek Dimensity 9400. Therefore, we are eagerly waiting for how the latest Cortex X5 will be utilized by the flagship MediaTek chip.
Furthermore, the provided source claims that Blue Factory will launch it first followed by Green Factory. To make it clear, Vivo is referred to as Blue Factory, and Oppo is Green Factory in China, respectively. Hence, we can accept these two brands are the first to launch phones with Dimensity 9400. Overall, the new Dimensity chip will likely debut in Q4, 2024. The Oppo Find X8 is already rumored to use this chip.
