MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
Across 12 measured categories, the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 comes out ahead.
I put the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 and the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 runs the Mali-G720 MP7 GPU while the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 runs the Adreno 725. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
9 advantages
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52% higher AnTuTu score
19.78 Lakhs vs 13.01 Lakhs
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111% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,179 vs 2,933
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44% faster Geekbench single-core score
1,595 vs 1,109
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340 MHz higher CPU clock
3250 MHz vs 2910 MHz
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A
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Higher GPU FLOPS
2300 GFLOPS vs 1187 GFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5
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1,066 MHz higher RAM speed
4266 MHz vs 3200 MHz
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Newer storage standard
UFS 4.0 vs UFS 3.1
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
1 advantage
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Larger L3 cache
8 MB vs 6MB
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 and the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | December 2024 | March 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Upper Mid-range | Upper Mid-range |
| Manufacturer | MediaTek | Qualcomm |
| Model Number | MT6899 | SM7475-AB |
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.25GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.1GHz - Cortex-A725 |
1x 2.91 GHz - Cortex X2 3x 2.49 GHz - Cortex A710 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A510 |
| Max Frequency | 3250 MHz | 2910 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| Process Node | 4nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 1MB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | 6MB | 8 MB |
| TDP | 7 W | 6 W |
| GPU Name | Mali-G720 MP7 GPU | Adreno 725 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 580 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 512 |
| FLOPS | 2300 GFLOPS | 1187 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| NPU | MediaTek NPU 880 | Hexagon NPU |
| API Support | OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3 | Vulkan 1.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 4266 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16-bit | 2x16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 68.2 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Camera Support | 320MP | 200 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | WQHD+ | QHD+ |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Modem | - | Snapdragon X62 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 5.17 Gbps | 4.4 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 1.28 Gbps | 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Official page | Visit | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 19,77,584 | 13,01,013 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 6,20,628 | 5,23,400 |
| GPU | 6,40,290 | 1,66,577 |
| Memory | 2,82,939 | 2,34,879 |
| UX | 4,33,737 | 3,76,157 |
| Single-Core | 1,595 | 1,109 |
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| Multi-Core | 6,179 | 2,933 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 | Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 |
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