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MediaTek Dimensity 9400 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

The MediaTek Dimensity 9400 leads the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 by 15% on AnTuTu v11 (27.27 Lakhs vs 23.68 Lakhs) and is 19% faster in Geekbench single-core and 16% in multi-core. None of the key differences favour the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.

MediaTek Dimensity 9400 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3: key differences

Where the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 leads

  • 6% higher peak CPU clock

    3.62 GHz vs 3.4 GHz

  • Smaller process node

    3 nm vs TSMC 4 nm

  • 38% more GPU compute power

    4952 GFLOPS vs 3584 GFLOPS

  • 11% faster RAM

    5333 MHz vs 4800 MHz

  • Newer storage standard

    UFS 4.1 vs UFS 4.0

  • 15% higher AnTuTu v11 score

    27.27 Lakhs vs 23.68 Lakhs

  • 16% faster in Geekbench multi-core

    7,704 vs 6,626

  • 19% faster in Geekbench single-core

    2,579 vs 2,162

AnTuTu and Geekbench scores

AnTuTu v11 Total

+15% faster
Dimensity 9400 27,27,422
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 23,68,420

Geekbench Single-Core

+19% faster
Dimensity 9400 2,579
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 2,162

Geekbench Multi-Core

+16% faster
Dimensity 9400 7,704
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 6,626

Full specifications

Green marks the better value wherever one can be measured.

Dimensity 9400 Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Overview

Launch Date
October 9, 2024
October 2023
Chipset Class
Flagship
Flagship
Manufacturer
MediaTek
Qualcomm
Model Number
MT6991
SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC

CPU

Total Cores
8
8
Core Configuration
1x 3.62 GHz - Cortex X925
3x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4
4x 2.4 GHz - Cortex A720
1x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4
3x 3.15 GHz - Cortex A720
2x 2.96 GHz - Cortex A720
2x 2.27 GHz - Cortex A520
Max Frequency
3620 MHz
3400 MHz
Instruction Set
ARMv9.2-A
ARMv9.2-A
Process Node
3 nm
TSMC 4 nm
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
L2 Cache
2 MB
1 MB
L3 Cache
12 MB
12 MB
TDP
-
8 W

GPU

GPU Name
Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU
Adreno 750
GPU Frequency
1612 MHz
903 MHz - 1000 MHz
Shading Units
1536
1536
FLOPS
4952 GFLOPS
3584 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support
Yes
Yes
NPU
MediaTek NPU 890
Hexagon NPU
API Support
Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2

Memory & Storage

RAM Type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X
RAM Frequency
5333 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x16-bit
4x16-bit
Max Bandwidth
85.3 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
Max RAM Size
24 GB
24 GB
Storage Type
UFS 4.1
UFS 4.0

Camera & Display

Camera Support
320 MP
200 MP
Video Capture
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 720p at 960FPS
Max Display Resolution
4K
4K
Video Playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video Codecs
H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1, AVC
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Audio Codecs
AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem
-
Snapdragon X75 5G
Network Support
5G
5G
Download Speed
7 Gbps
10 Gbps
Upload Speed
3.5 Gbps
Up to 3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi
7
7
Bluetooth
6.0
5.4
Navigation
NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC

Links

Official page
Visit
Visit

Benchmark results

Every AnTuTu and Geekbench result for both chips. Green marks the higher score.

Dimensity 9400 Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

AnTuTu v11

Total
27,27,422
23,68,420
CPU
8,49,678
6,52,232
GPU
9,32,204
8,24,065
Memory
3,52,736
3,30,935
UX
5,92,804
5,61,188

Geekbench

Single-Core
2,579
2,162
Multi-Core
7,704
6,626

Overall Score

Each category scored out of 100.

Total Score

+4 points
Dimensity 9400 90
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 86

CPU Score

+9 points
Dimensity 9400 85
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 76

GPU Score

Dimensity 9400 86
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 86

Memory Score

+5 points
Dimensity 9400 100
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 95

Each chip against rivals with a similar overall score.

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