Mediatek Dimensity 8400 vs Mediatek Dimensity 8500
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The MediaTek Dimensity 8400 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with a Mali-G720 MP7 GPU GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Arm Mali-G720 MC8 GPU.
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8500 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8400
- 5% Faster CPU clock speed (3400 MHz vs 3250 MHz)
- 49% higher AnTuTu score (2.41M vs 1.62M)
- Geekbench 6 shows 13% faster single-core and 18% faster multi-core performance
- 13% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 4266 MHz)
- 13 months newer (January 2026 vs December 2024)
Performance scores
CPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
66
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
72
GPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
76
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
Memory score
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
90
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
95
Total score
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
77
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +49%
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1,618,446
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
2,407,614
| CPU | 390,962 | 709,591 |
| GPU | 599,470 | 762,021 |
| MEM | 317,410 | 409,017 |
| UX | 310,604 | 526,985 |
| TOTAL | 1,618,446 | 2,407,614 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +13%
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1,534
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1,728
Multi-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +18%
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
5,707
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
6,762
| Single-Core | 1,534 | 1,728 |
| Multi-Core | 5,707 | 6,762 |
General
| SoC Name | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
| Launch Date | December 2024 | January 2026 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | MT6899 | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.25GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.1GHz - Cortex-A725 |
1x 3.40 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3250 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 1MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 6MB | 6 MB |
| Process Node | 4nm | 4nm |
| TDP | 7 Watts | - |
GPU
| GPU | Mali-G720 MP7 GPU | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall | 5th Gen Valhall |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 880 | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.32 TFLOPS | 2.32 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 144Hz (WQHD+) | 144Hz (WQHD+) |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4266 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 68.2 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 320MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Video Recording | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | 3GPP Release 16 |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes (SA & NSA) | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 5.17 Gbps | Up to 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | - |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |