Mediatek Dimensity 8500 vs Mediatek Dimensity 7400
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs Mediatek Dimensity 7400, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The MediaTek Dimensity 8500 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Arm Mali-G720 MC8 GPU, while the Mediatek Dimensity 7400 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G615 MC2 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- 31% Faster CPU clock speed (3400 MHz vs 2600 MHz)
- 266% higher AnTuTu score (2.41M vs 658K)
- Geekbench 6 shows 69% faster single-core and 132% faster multi-core performance
- 200% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 4.5x more compute performance (2.32 vs 0.512 TFLOPS)
- 50% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Newer Bluetooth 6.0 vs 5.4
- Newer release date (January 2026 vs February 2025)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
72
|
42
|
| GPU Score |
84
|
37
|
| Memory Score |
95
|
63
|
| Total Score |
84
|
47
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +266%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
2,407,614
Mediatek Dimensity 7400
657,890
| CPU | 709,591 | 203,196 |
| GPU | 762,021 | 146,782 |
| MEM | 409,017 | 134,456 |
| UX | 526,985 | 173,456 |
| TOTAL | 2,407,614 | 657,890 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +69%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1,728
Mediatek Dimensity 7400
1,022
Multi-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +132%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
6,762
Mediatek Dimensity 7400
2,910
| Single-Core | 1,728 | 1,022 |
| Multi-Core | 6,762 | 2,910 |
General
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 | Mediatek Dimensity 7400 |
| Launch Date | January 2026 | February 2025 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Model Number | - | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC N4P |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.40 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
4x 2.6GHz - Cortex A78 4x 2.0GHz - Cortex A55 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3400 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 512 KB |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | - |
| Process Node | 4nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | 4 Watts |
GPU
| GPU Name | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 | Mali-G615 MC2 |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 880 | MediaTek NPU 655 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.32 TFLOPS | 0.512 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 2x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS3.1, UFS2.2 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 200MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 HEVC VP-9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
| Display Support | 2960 x 1440 | 2520 x 1080 |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 16 | MediaTek M80 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 5.17 Gbps | 3.27 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | - |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |