MediaTek’s newest processor for flagship smartphones and tablets is one of the first processors to feature ARM’s new C1 CPU cores and Mali G1 graphics. And when combined with the latest MediaTek technologies, the chip maker says the new MediaTek Dimensity 9500 processor should deliver big boosts in CPU, graphics, and AI performance as well as energy efficiency improvements. The first phones featuring the new chip should arrive before the end of the year. So the 8-core processor features:1 x ARM C1-Ultra CPU core @ 4.21 GHz (with 2MB L2 cache)3 x ARM C1-Premium CPU cores (with 1MB L2 cache)4 x ARM C1-Pro CPU cores (with 512KB L2 cache)The CPU cluster also features 16MB of L3 cache and 10MB of SLC cache. Meanwhile, the chip also features ARM Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 graphics, MediaTek NPU 990, and Imagiq 1190 for graphics, AI, and image processing.