Using micro-grained diamond powder as starting material, centimeter-sized super-strong micro-grained polycrystalline diamond (MPD) compacts have been prepared under about 15 GPa with a lab-designed two-stage 6-8 type multi-anvil large volume high pressure apparatus. The polycrystalline bulk is composed of micron diamond particles with nano-substructure induced by work hardening under high pressure. The Vickers hardness of the MPD bulk can reach the top limit of the single crystal diamond (about 120 GPa). The fracture toughness of MPD sample is as high as 18.7 MPa·m
1/2, which is similar to that of high performance tungsten carbide material.