Mediatek Dimensity 9400 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9400 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Mediatek Dimensity 9400 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU, while the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 810 GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9400 is better than Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
- Geekbench 6 shows 141% faster single-core and 151% faster multi-core performance
- 242% higher AnTuTu score (2.70M vs 789K)
- 45% Faster CPU clock speed (3620 MHz vs 2500 MHz)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR5
- 3.3× higher memory bandwidth (85.3 GB/s vs 25.6 Gb/s)
- 822% higher compute power (4.95 TFLOPS vs 0.537 TFLOPS)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
85
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
44
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
86
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
35
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
100
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
64
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
90
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
48
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 +242%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
2,701,078
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
788,688
| CPU | 595,763 | 260,405 |
| GPU | 1,186,159 | 204,807 |
| MEM | 458,668 | 143,807 |
| UX | 460,488 | 179,669 |
| TOTAL | 2,701,078 | 788,688 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 +141%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
2,805
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
1,163
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 +151%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
8,037
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
3,206
| Single-Core | 2,805 | 1,163 |
| Multi-Core | 8,037 | 3,206 |
General
| Chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 9400 | Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
| Launch Date | October 9, 2024 | August 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Model Number | MT6991 | SM7635 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.62 GHz - Cortex X925 3x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4 4x 2.4 GHz - Cortex A720 |
1x 2.5GHz - Cortex-A720 3x 2.4GHz - Cortex-A720 4x 1.8GHz - Cortex-A520 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3620 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm (N3E) | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | 7 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU Frequency | 1612 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 890 | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 256 |
| Compute Performance | 4.95 TFLOPS | 0.537 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 5333 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 2x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 85.3 GB/s | 25.6 Gb/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1, UFS 2.2 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 200 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
4K @ 30 FPS 1080p @ 120 FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
4K @ 30 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 HEVC VP9 AV1 AVC |
H.264 H.265 (HEVC) VP9 HEIF/HEIC |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV, |
| Display Support | 3840x2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Integrated 5G Modem | - |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7 Gbps | Up to 2.9 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | Up to 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC |