Mediatek Dimensity 8400 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9000
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000, 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 9000 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G710 MC10 GPU.
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8400 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 9000
- 7% Faster CPU clock speed (3250 MHz vs 3050 MHz)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- 114% higher compute power (2.32 TFLOPS vs 1.085 TFLOPS)
- 14% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 GB/s vs 60 GB/s)
- Geekbench 6 shows 31% faster multi-core performance
- 69% higher AnTuTu score (1.62M vs 958K)
- Released 3 years and 1 month later - (December 2024 vs November 2021)
- Newer Bluetooth 6.0 vs 5.3
- 14% higher memory frequency (4266 MHz vs 3750 MHz)
Performance Scores
CPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
66
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
61
GPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
76
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
60
Memory score
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
90
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
85
Total score
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
77
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
69
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8400 +69%
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1,618,446
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
958,013
| CPU | 390,962 | 202,845 |
| GPU | 599,470 | 433,765 |
| MEM | 317,410 | 143,582 |
| UX | 310,604 | 177,821 |
| TOTAL | 1,618,446 | 958,013 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 +4%
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1,534
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
1,588
Multi-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8400 +31%
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
5,707
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
4,361
| Single-Core | 1,534 | 1,588 |
| Multi-Core | 5,707 | 4,361 |
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
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MediaTek Dimensity 9000
General
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
| Launch Date | December 2024 | November 2021 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6899 | MT6983 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.25GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.1GHz - Cortex-A725 |
1x 3.05 GHz Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3250 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 1MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 6MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 4nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 7 Watts | 4 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Mali-G720 MP7 GPU | ARM Mali-G710 MC10 |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 848 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 880 | MediaTek APU 590 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 64 |
| Compute Performance | 2.32 TFLOPS | 1.085 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4266 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 68.2 GB/s | 60 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 1x 320 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 60FPS | 8K at 30 FPS 4K HDR at 120 FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 (HEVC) VP9 AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
AAC FLAC MP3 OGG WAV |
| Display Support | 2960 x 1440 | 2560 x 1600 |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | MediaTek M80 5G Modem |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes (SA & NSA) | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 5.17 Gbps | 7.0 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |