We compared the Mediatek Dimensity 8400 vs Mediatek Dimensity 7400. The Dimensity 8400 features an octa-core CPU clocked at 3.25 GHz with the Arm Mali G720 MP7 GPU, while the Dimensity 7400 comes with a octa-core CPU clocked at 2.60 GHz paired with Arm Mali G615 MC2 GPU. We compare both SoCs in terms of specifications and benchmarks.
Review
CPU Performance
Mediatek Dimensity 8400
50
MediaTek Dimensity 7400
30
GPU Performance
Mediatek Dimensity 8400
50
MediaTek Dimensity 7400
12
Total Score
Mediatek Dimensity 8400
52
MediaTek Dimensity 7400
22
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu tests CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance.
Mediatek Dimensity 8400
+146% better
1,618,446
MediaTek Dimensity 7400
657,890
| CPU | 390,962 | 203,196 |
| GPU | 599,470 | 146,782 |
| MEM | 317,410 | 134,456 |
| UX | 310,604 | 173,456 |
| TOTAL | 1,618,446 | 657,890 |
Geekbench 6
Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.Single Core
Mediatek Dimensity 8400
+50% better
1,534
MediaTek Dimensity 7400
1,022
Multi Core
Mediatek Dimensity 8400
+96% better
5,707
MediaTek Dimensity 7400
2,910
| Multi Core | 5,707 | 2,910 |
| Single Core | 1,534 | 1,022 |
Key Advantages
Advantages of Mediatek Dimensity 8400
- 15% Faster CPU clock speed (3.25 GHz vs 2.6 GHz)
- Newer ARMv9.2-A vs older ARMv8.2-A instruction set
- 50% higher AnTuTu score (1.61M vs 657K)
- 50% faster single-core and 96% faster multi-core in Geekbench 6
- 100% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 227% more compute performance (2.32 TFLOPS vs 0.51 TFLOPS)
Specifications Comparison
Mediatek Dimensity 8400
vs
Mediatek Dimensity 7400
General
| SoC Name | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 | Mediatek Dimensity 7400 |
| Launch Date | December 2024 | February 2025 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Model Number | MT6899 | – |
CPU
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.25GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3.0GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.1GHz – Cortex-A725 |
4x 2.6GHz – Cortex A78 4x 2.0GHz – Cortex A55 |
| Frequency | 3250 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 1MB | 512 KB |
| L3 Cache | 6MB | – |
| Process Node | 4nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC N4P |
| TDP | 7 Watts | 4 Watts |
GPU
| GPU Name | Mali-G720 MP7 GPU | Mali-G615 MC2 |
| Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall | Valhall 4th gen |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 880 | MediaTek NPU 655 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 2.32 TFLOPS | 0.512 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Max Display Refresh Rate | 144Hz (WQHD+) | 144Hz |
| Vulkan Version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL Version | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX Version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5, LPDDR4x |
| Frequency | 4266 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 2x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 68.2 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS3.1, UFS2.2 |
ISP
| Max Camera Resolution | 320MP | 200MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP-9 |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 30FPS |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | 5G-Advanced (3GPP Release 16) | MediaTek M80 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Cat.24 |
| 5G Support | Yes (SA & NSA) | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 5.17 Gbps | 3.27 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | – | – |
| WiFi | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |