Mediatek Dimensity 9400 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9400 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, 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 8s Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 825 GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9400 is better than Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
- Geekbench 6 shows 30% faster single-core and 15% faster multi-core performance
- 28% higher AnTuTu score (2.70M vs 2.11M)
- 13% Faster CPU clock speed (3620 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- 111% higher compute power (4.95 TFLOPS vs 2.35 TFLOPS)
- 11% higher memory frequency (5333 MHz vs 4800 MHz)
Performance scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
85
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
75
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
86
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
84
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
100
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
96
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
90
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
85
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 +28%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
2,701,078
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,109,129
| CPU | 595,763 | 481,122 |
| GPU | 1,186,159 | 896,723 |
| MEM | 458,668 | 390,012 |
| UX | 460,488 | 341,272 |
| TOTAL | 2,701,078 | 2,109,129 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 +30%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
2,805
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,160
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 +15%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
8,037
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
6,989
| Single-Core | 2,805 | 2,160 |
| Multi-Core | 8,037 | 6,989 |
General
| SoC Name | Mediatek Dimensity 9400 | Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Launch Date | October 9, 2024 | N/A |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6991 | SM8735 |
| 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 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X4 3x 3.01 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.80 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.02 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3620 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm (N3E) | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | - |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture | Adreno 800 |
| GPU Frequency | 1612 MHz | 1150 |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 890 | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 512 |
| Compute Performance | 4.95 TFLOPS | 2.35 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 180Hz (WQHD) | WQHD+ 144Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5x |
| Frequency | 5333 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 85.3 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 1x 320 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 8K @ 60 fps |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 60 fps and slow motion 1080p @ 480 fps |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 60 fps |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1, AVC | - H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Integrated 5G Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7 Gbps | 4.2 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS |